Effigy Vessel

43408

From: Peru | Lambayeque

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 43408
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chimu
Provenience Peru | Lambayeque
Culture Area Andean
Period Late Chimu
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Guinea Pig?
Description

Black ware. Figure of guinea pig [?] with tiny tail curled upon back. Whistle at base of tail.

Credit Line Gift of Randolph Clay, 1912

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