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This is a Pre-Columbian CHIMU Blackware Feline Stirrup Spout Vessel from Peru, 900 -1300 A.D. It measures about 4 1/2" X 4" X 7 1/2" ( 11.5 cm X 10.2 cm X 19.1 cm ). There is a bird on the stirrup spout. The Chimu Culture was located on the North Coast of Peru, in a narrow strip of desert, 20 - 100 miles wide, between the Pacific Ocean and the Western slopes of The Andes, crossed by short rivers that made their valleys very fertile. Agriculture and fishing were very important activities. The Chimus worshipped the Moon. They view the Sun as a destroyer, possibly because of the harshness of the sun in their desert environment. Their ceramics were usually stained black, although there were variations. Lighter ceramics were not common, but were produced in smaller quantities. The typical brightness of their ceramics was obtained by rubbing against a rock that was previously polished. Animals, fruits, mystical entities, and daily events were pictorically represented in their art.




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