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Ceremonial "knife," a representation of a real implement used for sacrifice

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Ceremonial "knife," a representation of a real implement used for sacrifice
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Ceremonial "knife," a representation of a real implement used for sacrifice
  • Tumi Knife with Figure of a Deer at Top
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 in. (28.6 × 9.6 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1089
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, (blade) by at least July, 1969 [1], (deer finial) by at least January, 1970–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4, precedes object in slide dated "JUL 69."
[2] Glassell Album #6, precedes object in slide dated "JAN 70."

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