Miniature Weaving Sword, part of Miniature Funerary Weaver's Kit

Unidentified Chimú maker

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1425-1475

Silver

Overall: 4 9/16 × 7/16 × 1/16 in. (11.6 × 1.1 × 0.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

157.37.14067

Geography

Place Made: North Coast Region, Peru, South America

Period

1400-1600

Object Name

Model

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

John Wise Ltd., New York [John C. Wise, 1901-1981]; sold to present collection, 1957.

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