CultureChimú (possibly)
Titles
- Ceremonial Axe
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood and silver
DimensionsOverall: 43 1/16 × 6 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (109.4 × 15.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2506
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Inventory, described on August 23, 1988.
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Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood, copper, and plant fiber
2004.2507
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650–900 AD
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2010.1102
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Copper with turquoise inlays
2010.1113
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood with feathers, inlaid with shell and turquoise
2010.1092
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood and mother-of-pearl inlays
2002.4411.A,.B
Unknown Central and South American
800–1375 AD
Wood, red pigment, resin, and pyrite
2001.1137
Unknown Central and South American
1000–1470 AD
Painted wood and mother-of-pearl
2001.1138
