Chimú
Duck effigy
Chimu, 900-1399
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, reduced black, 5 3/8 × 4 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (13.6 × 11.9 × 18.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number
1989.188
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 example in ceramic represents a duck. The lower half of the bottle is embossed with a raised dot pattern.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1989; James Silberman, President of The Jamosil Foundation, ??
