Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife

Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife

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Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions4 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 1/4 in. (11.7 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2217
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 19, 2001–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 19, 2001.

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