Chimú Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi holyland and knotted into strong

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Accession number: 1971

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The Asante people (also Ashanti)

The Dani of the central highlands of Western New Guinea form one of the region’s largest and most culturally distinctive groups

Chimú Ceremonial Copper Alloy Knife Tumi holyland and knotted into strongPre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, c. 800 1470 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru This exceptional and massive Chim sacrificial tumi, crafted from thin arsenical copper, is a striking example of the ceremonial blades used in ancient Andean rituals. Featuring a wide trapezoidal shaft and an elegant crescent shaped cutting edge, this finely made knife would have been placed in a mummy bundle as a votive offering, ensuring its owner's preparedness for the