Knife Item Number: Sf501 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A semi-circular blade surmounted by a short shaft and a wider base. The bottom half of the sharp, curved edge is serrated. One side of the blade is slightly convex with two indents, and the other side is relatively flat and smooth.
Narrative
Inca style ? Late Horizon 1476-1532 C.E. The form of the shaft and base suggests the blade was hafted to a stalk. An Incan knife has a figure on the handle who holds a hafted axe with this type of head (Kauffmann Doig). Axeheads have a long distribution history as there are Vicus examples from 200 C.E. as well (Lumbreras).
Item History
What
- Name
- Knife
- Identification Number
- Sf501
- Type of Item
- knife
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and punched
- Overall
- height 0.4 cm, width 10.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0711/0004