Chimú
Bird effigy bottle
Chimu, 900
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, reduced black, 6 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (17 × 9.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number
1989.191
Sea and land birds are the frequent subject of Chimú art and architecture. Ducks, cormorants, parrots, tanager, and other species appear in wood, gold, stone, and ceramic. This small spherical bottle in ceramic represents a tanager or sea piper.
