Chimu
DRUMMER EFFIGY POTBlack ceramic This small figure kneels while playing his drum. |
WATER BOTTLEBlack ceramic; 23 cm tall Blackware pottery is characteristic of Chimú ceramics. Square pots, such as this one with a pair of birds are fairly common. |
GUINEA PIG WATER BOTTLEBlack ceramic Animal effigy pots are plentiful. |
WARRIOR EFFIGY POTBlack ceramic This fairly standard stirrup pot is elaborated with the figure of a warrior holding a kero cup and shield. |
FACE-COLLAR POTBlack ceramic with mold-pressed design |
DOUBLE SPOUT AND BRIDGE POTBlack ceramic with mold-pressed design |
EFFIGY POTBlack ceramic |
FROG POTBlack ceramic |
WOVEN SHIRTPlain weave with embroidery The use of large-scale motifs surrounded by a field filled with small animal figures is quite typical of Chimú textiles. |
WOVEN SHIRTPlain weave with embroidery A detail reveals the stylized bird figures decorating the textile and border. |
GOLD PLAQUEGold with shell-like pendants |
GOLD PENDANTGold repoussé Thin gold sheets such as this were worked from behind to create a raised design, in this case a stylized jaguar, his head at the bottom. |
GOLD PENDANTGold repoussé This pendant has a large figure on the lower half, and three seated figures facing upward on the upper half. |