Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Title	Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)
Artist	Chimú Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru
Date	1100–1470
Medium	Gold with turquoise inlay
Classification	ceremonial object
Origin	Lambayeque Valley

Themes: Mineralogy & geology

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“Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)” is a work by Chimú Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru, dated 1100–1470. It is executed in gold with turquoise inlay and classified as ceremonial object. In this archive it sits within the mineralogy & geology tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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