Ceremonial axe "tumi" · Amérique du Sud, Inca · ID: 3036735
Description
metal alloy, chased handle, dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion;
“tumi” is distinctly characterized by a semi-circular blade, made of either bronze, copper, gold-, silver alloy or wood, usually made of one piece and used by some Inca and pre-Inca cultures in the Peruvian Coastal Region. In Andean mythology, the Moche, Chimu and Incas were descendants of the Sun, which had to be worshiped annually with an extravagant celebration. During this ceremony, the High Priest would sacrifice a completely black or white lama. Using a “tumi”, he would open the animal’s chest and with his hands pull out its throbbing heart, lungs and viscera, so he could foretell the future.
“Tumi” were produced for ritual use and for burials of elite members of society.
L’objet Ceremonial axe “tumi” avec l’ID d’objet 3036735 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 89.
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Littérature comparée
Meyer, Roger, Alt-Peru, Leben-hoffen-sterben, Detmold 1987, p. 139