Chimú Blackware Stirrup Spout Vessel with Incised Spiral Motif voudou This elegant boar tusk ornament

This elegant boar tusk ornament is a fine example of Dani craftsmanship and aesthetics—an evocative remnant of a vibrant highlands culture renowned for its artistry

Excavations in the early 1980s uncovered a culture that thrived between the 3rd and 13th centuries AD

defined by its palette of low-fired glazes

Saint Luis Art Museum

First contacted by Westerners in the late 1930s

Chimú Blackware Stirrup Spout Vessel with Incised Spiral Motif voudou This elegant boar tusk ornamentPre Columbian Era, Chimu culture, c. 8001470 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru A fine and well preserved blackware stirrup spout vessel, exquisitely mold formed and embodying the refined ceramic traditions of the Chim civilization. The highly burnished vessel stands on a flat base and features a squat, globular body surmounted by a projecting cylindrical spout connected by a classic stirrup handle. The shoulder is elegantly adorned with a molded band