Knife Item Number: Sf535 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
An ovoid blade with a flat perpendicular handle which is bent over to form a loop at the top.
History Of Use
The shallow, crescent-shaped blade with central handle is typical of Inca tumi knives (Bingham). Examples from Machu Picchu have exactly the same form. It is probably a ceremonial knife rather than a weapon as it appears in Inca scenes of sacrifice.
Narrative
Inca culture, Late Horizon; 1476-1532 C.E.
Item History
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- Sf535
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- bronze metal ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, bent and hammered
- Overall
- height 7.6 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1476 and 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0038