Animal Effigy
Object Number:
31120
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chimu
Provenience:
Peru
Culture Area:
Andean
Section:
American
Materials:
Ceramic
Iconography:
Bird
Fish
Description:
Bottle, fish, with connective curved handle and spout, bird and whistle. The fish is the highly esteemed but rare one called the "Meru"
Credit Line:
Max Uhle, William Pepper Peruvian Expedition, Funded by Phebe A. Hearst
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America (07 Oct 1995 - 31 Dec 1995)
44 Eyes in a Museum Storeroom ( Dec 2000 - 2001)
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