Knife (Tumi)

Ecuador, Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Knife (Tumi) (Descriptive)
  • Medium copper
  • Dimensions Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marlowe, 1975.88.39A
  • Work Type knife
  • Classification Weapons and Ammunition

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Seated Figure, Colima culture, Pre-Columbian, earthenware and slip
An effigy urn with the figure of the Goddess "8Z" superimposed on it. The central medallion of the headdress is glyph C. The headdress is brimmed and has rosettes on either side of the central medallion. She sits cross-legged, wears a cape and a large pectoral with a central glyph. The design of the cape implies the existence of both shoulders and arms. The face appears with an Ehecatl-like snout. This is often an attribute of this goddess. She also wears large ear flares. An open urn is attached to the back, the use of which is still open to conjecture. Such figures are found in groups in important chamber tombs
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