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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Circular Openwork Tumi (Knife)

Place CreatedPeru, South America

CultureVicus

PeriodEarly Intermediate

Date200 BCE-600 CE

MediumCopper

Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II

Dimensions3 x 3 in. (7.6 x 7.6 cm)

Object number1992.015.262

ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Paul Clifford (1915-2003), North Carolina, 1969.

Status

Not on view

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