Club
Blade
| Object Number: | 44-6-1 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Department of Ancash Pomabamba |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Porphyry |
| Length: | 9.5 cm |
| Width: | 7.5 cm |
| Thickness: | 1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Rafael Haya de la Torre, 1944 |
Description
Porphyry, polished. Semicircular blade, slightly contracting to flat back (thin lenticular section) with three parallel oval perforations pecked from both faces. These openings served to lash the blade to its haft.
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