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Ceramics
Double-Chambered Spout and Bridge Vessel with Llama or Alpaca Head
Chimú artist, (active )
Chimú artist
Peru
Primary
6 x 8 3/4 in. (15.2 x 22.2 cm)
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Blackware
Blackware
Chimú; made in Peru
1350-1470
1350
1470
1000-1400, 1400-1600, Chimu, Pre-Columbian art of Central & South America, vessels
Ceramics
Double vessels are typical of Chimú ceramics and were valued for their musical component: blowing into the spout produces a whistling sound. When filled with liquid the vessel can be made to whistle by itself by tipping it back and forth, thus forcing air from one chamber to the other, causing the whistle to sound. Here the whistle is incorporated into the head of a llama or an alpaca. Prized as a source of food, fiber and transport, they were valuable and essential animals and frequently depicted in the art of the Andean region.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1946.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
11/16/2000
46.24DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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46.24DI#2
digital image
5/12/2009
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