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Double chamber vessel with bird

The whistling vessel consists of two interconnected connected vessel bodies. The closed spout with a small hole is designed as a bird's head. Due to the elongated, slightly curved beak, it could be a vulture such as Coragyps atractus (see Schjellerup). Both vessel bodies are similarly decorated: 2 fields each with knobs and geometric serrated patterns. Similar vessels from the Gretzer and Macedo Collection can be found in the Ethnological Museum Berlin (SMB, inv. no. V A 47781 and V A 3639). See also RJM 31768.

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Chimú
Object type
vessels (containers)
Dimensions
180 x 200 x 120 mm
Material/Technique
Ceramics
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 31769
Other number(s)
RJM 1914/17 (Convolute number)

Provenance and sources

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