Jaguar stirrup-spout vessel

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Date created: AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate Period)

Culture/People: probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Gustav Heye from an unknown source in Paris, France, in 1926.
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Place: Lambayeque Region; Peru

See related items: Chimú (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/197
Barcode: 150197.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jaguar stirrup-spout vessel
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Mold-made, burnished
Dimensions: 12 x 29 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bed60beb-5e01-4340-ab52-dd973a7f5e2d

Record ID: NMAI_161274