Knife-shaped implement

Museum number:
4-3863
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21040003863
Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Knife-shaped implement of dark wood, human figure carved at end of handle.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Chincha Valley Site D (Huaca de Alvarado), Chincha valley, Lima Region
Culture or time period:
Inca (1438–1533)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Carvings (visual works), Human motifs, and Wooden objects (object genre)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Knife-shaped implement, accession number 4-3863, described as Knife-shaped implement of dark wood, human figure carved at end of handle.

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