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Whistling ceramic vessel that represents a scene of consumption of chicha or corn-beer, dance and cult to the ancestor ML017535

Chimu style1300 AD - 1532 AD

Museo Larco

Museo Larco
Lima, Peru

This sculptural ceramic whistling bottle depicts a scene of ritual consumption of chicha, ceremonial dance and ancestor worship. It comprises a bottle with a long spout that is connected to a cubic volume on which the scene has been modeled. Eight personages participate in the scene. At the center is the personage represented in a larger scale, dressed in robes and a large headdress with a crescent shaped ornament. He wears circular ear ornaments, a necklace, and holds the hands of two smaller characters that are also dressed in robes, crescent-shape headdresses, and necklaces. Two musicians complete the round, one beats a drum and the other holds a pitcher. In the center of the round is a seated figure with two pitchers with ropes around their necks, and a bowl. This scene seems to refer to a ceremony that involves toast, dance and music. On one of the frontal sides of the bottle the image of the personage with crescent-shape headdress, circular ear ornaments, shirt and loincloth, flanked by two birds with crescent headdress is portrayed. This image represents the deified ancestor, who is often depicted in Chimu art. (UH)

Esta botella silbadora escultórica de cerámica representa una escena de consumo ritual de chicha, danza y culto al ancestro. Está formada por una botella con un pico largo, que está conectada a un volumen cúbico sobre el cual se ha modelado la escena. Es una escena en la que participan ocho personajes. Al centro se encuentra el personaje de mayor tamaño, vestido con túnica y con un gran tocado de cabeza con adorno en forma de media luna. Lleva orejeras circulares y collar, y está tomado de las manos por dos personajes de menor tamaño que también llevan túnica, tocado de media luna, y collar. Cerrando la ronda se encuentran dos músicos, uno está tocando un tambor y el otro sosteniendo un cántaro. En el centro de la ronda se encuentra un personaje sentado con dos cántaros con soga alrededor del cuello y un cuenco. Esta escena parece referirse a una ceremonia que involucra brindis, danza y música. Sobre uno de los frentes de la botella se puede ver la imagen del personaje con tocado de media luna, orejeras circulares, camisa y taparrabo, flanqueado por dos aves con tocado de media luna. Esta imagen representa al ancestro divinizado, que es frecuentemente representado en el arte Chimú. (UH)

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  • Title: Whistling ceramic vessel that represents a scene of consumption of chicha or corn-beer, dance and cult to the ancestor ML017535
  • Creator: Chimu style
  • Date Created: 1300 AD - 1532 AD
  • Location Created: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, Peru
  • Título de la obra en español: Botella silbadora escultórica de cerámica que representa escena de ceremonia de consumo de chicha, danza y culto al ancestro ML017535
  • Style: Chimú
  • Place Part Of: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: w270 x h198 x d140 mm (Complete object)
  • More Info: Collection Database Entry - Museo Larco - Museo Larco
  • Type: Whistling Ceramic Vessel
  • Rights: Museo Larco, Museo Larco
  • External Link: Museo Larco
  • Medium: Cerámica
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