Chimú
Stirrup spout bottle with attached monkey figure
Chimu, 999-1469
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Chimú
Stirrup spout bottle with attached monkey figure
Chimu, 999-1469
Physical Qualities
Earthenware, smudged black, 9 in. (22.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Lee Tailer
Object Number
1934.63.7
Mold-made, rounded and carinated body, in impeccable form. The bottle exterior has been slipped and fired in a reduced atmosphere. Burnish marks are visible. This example is typical of mass-produced Chimú blackware that features a monkey applique at the spout juncture and small protruding lugs at the base of the stirrup handle. In this example the lugs are shaped in the form of sea lion's heads.
