Unknown Central and South American
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity

Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity

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Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold with turquoise inlay
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 13/16 in. (33.3 × 13.4 × 4.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1118
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[John Wise (1902–1981), Dallas] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by September 15,1976–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] John Wise archives at the Dallas Museum, accessed February 20, 2009, invoice dated September 15, 1976.
[2] Glassell Album # 9, photographs dated November 1979.

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