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Ceremonial tumi knife with rattle
n.d. · Costa norte, Perú
214 × 525 pxView original ↗
Ceremonial tumi knife with a double rattle and a bird design, common on Peru's north coast. The text notes that Andean aesthetics required objects to have shine and sound, and that music had symbolic value.
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