Knife

34590

From: Peru | Trujillo

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Tumi
Object Number 34590
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Trujillo
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Copper
Description

Lenticular blade, columnar handle with engraved diamond pattern, surmounted by two jaguars snarling over body of prostrate man

Length 15.88 cm
Width 12.7 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2915 - Field No SF

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