4 7/8" Pre-Colombian Tumi Knife from Peru, South America-Tumis are ceremonial knives with semicircular blades. Known on the Peruvian coast since the third century B.C., they often appear in Moche iconography, where they are used to cut the throat of sacri

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4 7/8″ Pre-Colombian Tumi Knife from Peru, South America-Tumis are ceremonial knives with semicircular blades. Known on the Peruvian coast since the third century B.C., they often appear in Moche iconography, where they are used to cut the throat of sacrificial victims. Tumis were also recently found in situ in the tombs of high-status Moche and Sicán individuals.Ex Ernest Brose Collection

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4 7/8" Pre-Colombian Tumi Knife from Peru, South America-Tumis are ceremonial knives with semicircular blades. Known on the Peruvian coast since the third century B.C., they often appear in Moche iconography, where they are used to cut the throat of sacri

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