Chimu Culture 1000-1470
A Chimu Female Figural Marker Post, circa 1100 - 1470 AD
Wood
height 68 cm
height 26 3/4 in
height 26 3/4 in
CHI0011
Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
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A Chimú female figural marker post, depicting a woman standing erect with her hands crossed at the chest, one hand originally holding an object now lost. She wears a high,...
A Chimú female figural marker post, depicting a woman standing erect with her hands crossed at the chest, one hand originally holding an object now lost. She wears a high, dome-shaped headdress, an attribute in Chimú art often associated with the wearer's social status or ceremonial role.