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
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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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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