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Ceremonial knife ("Tumis")
Ceremonial knife ("Tumis")
Object number1987.63

Ceremonial knife ("Tumis")

Datec. 1000-1532
Artist (Peruvian, NA)
CulturePre-Colombian
MediumMetal: copper
DimensionsSight: 11 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (29.85 x 12.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of Katherine Gordon Kron, class of 1938
On View
Not on view
PeriodPre-Columbian (11th c-16th c)
Classification(s)
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