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VERY RARE. Vintage Peru PERUVIAN Replica of ancient indigenous peoples circa 1100-1400 AD.art. Bought in 1936 Pottery Vessel Tribal Art pre-Columbian, Chimu. carved on bottom by artist and says done by hand. Approx size: 6 3/4" wide, 3 1/4" depth, 6" tall. Purchased in Peru. See photo to see a small pottery crack in between man and vessel. Is sturdy and stable, no other issues. This is a beautiful unique find.
CONDITION: Shows age, a spout with a small chip near the rim and a hairline crack at the base of the figural chamber, light earthen deposits within the recessed areas, otherwise in good condition consistent with age.
PROVENANCE: The object comes from a private American collection
Chimú, South American Indians who maintained the largest and most important political system in Peru before the Inca (q.v.). The distinctive pottery of the Chimú aids in dating Andean civilization in the late periods along the north coast of Peru. They expanded by conquest from Piura to Casma and Paramonga in the south. Their state apparently began to take shape in the first half of the 14th century ad, at a time of great increase in population. The Chimú constructed cities and developed large-scale irrigation systems. There seems to have been much social stratification from peasant to nobility, and probably all the basic elements of the contemporary Inca civilization were present on a slightly smaller scale. In 1465–70, however, they were conquered by the Inca under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui and his son Topa Inca Yupanqui. The Inca absorbed much of the Chimú high culture, including their political organization, irrigation systems, and road engineering, into their own imperial organization.
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Provenance: Ex collection a prominent Physician, Dr Juan Ortiz Valderrama MD. He was also a world traveler that practiced and lived in Miami, Florida USA, died in 2018. Estate sale now for sale at store. Benefits to surviving family.
