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Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)
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Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Date: 9th–11th century
Geography: Peru
Culture: Sicán (Lambayeque)
Medium: Gold, silver, turquoise
Dimensions: H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Metal-Implements
Credit Line: Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1974, 1977
Accession Number: 1974.271.60
Not on view
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  • Provenance

    English engineer, late 1930s–ca. 1969; [Walter Randel Gallery, New York, ca.1969]; Alice K. Bache, New York, 1969–1977 (partial gift from 1974)

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