Chimú
Ceremonial Axe Blade
Chimu, 950-1499
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Chimú
Ceremonial Axe Blade
Chimu, 950-1499
Physical Qualities
Metal, woven textile, 5 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (14.6 × 15.9 × 3.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
Object Number
2003.167
Heavily corroded metal blade with remains of a woven textile fused with the encrusted patina. A thin and wide demi-lune blade with a rectangular flange, the thickness tapering from 1/16" at the blade to 1 1/4" at the butt. A large hole through the lower part of the flange (probably for attachment to a handle).
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2003; Bernice Barth, Los Angeles
