Tumi, ceremonial knife
Place where the object is located
The object is located in museum Larco, one of the biggest museums in Lima, the capital of Perú
Story of the object
The tumi, was a ceremonial instrument resembling a knife with a rectangular or trapezoid handle used in ancient times in Peru as a surgical instrument for performing cranial surgery . Dated in the Early Intermediate Period (200 BC - 600 AC) .
The World Neurosurgery magazine published that between 75% and 83% of the subjects subjected to cranial trepanations in Peru survived, a very high rate compared to the rest of the trepanations in other parts of the world. Now Tumi it is a symbol in the logo of the Peruvian College of Physicians.
The World Neurosurgery magazine published that between 75% and 83% of the subjects subjected to cranial trepanations in Peru survived, a very high rate compared to the rest of the trepanations in other parts of the world. Now Tumi it is a symbol in the logo of the Peruvian College of Physicians.
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Label
Culture / Style: Inca
Chronology of John Rowe:
Early Intermediate Period (200 BC - 600 AC)
Region: North Coast
Primary Material: Metal
Material Type: Copper
Morphofunctional Category:
Ceremonial object - Knife / Tumi
It is believed that there was a boom in the practice of trepanations with the Tumi- although the reasons are unknown - during the Eneolithic period, between 2400 and 1700 BC.
Chronology of John Rowe:
Early Intermediate Period (200 BC - 600 AC)
Region: North Coast
Primary Material: Metal
Material Type: Copper
Morphofunctional Category:
Ceremonial object - Knife / Tumi
It is believed that there was a boom in the practice of trepanations with the Tumi- although the reasons are unknown - during the Eneolithic period, between 2400 and 1700 BC.
