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Chimu Blackware Double-Bodied Whistle Vessel - K.104
Origin: Peru (North Coast)
Circa: 900 AD to 1200 AD
Dimensions: 16" (40.6cm) high
Collection: Pre Columbian
Style: Chimu
Medium: Terracotta

$6,000.00
Location: United States
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The artists of ancient Peru drew their inspiration from the natural world. The flora and fauna of the region provived a vivid repertoire of motifs which skilled potters shaped into memorable vessels. Some of these pots served a ritual function, others were more whimsical in nature. On this splendid blackware vessel a jungle simian with almost human feautres perches atop a spout while schools of fish swim in opposite directions around the bowl. As we hold it in our hands and coax out its delicate whistle, our senses are transported back to an exotic and myterious world. - (K.104)
 

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