Chimú — Art Hub

Artist

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Chimú

132130

Works

chimú

Style

Chimú’s work is defined by its chimú sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Blackware Jar with Single Spout

Blackware Jar with Single Spout

Chimú North coast, Peru

Jar with Relief of Standing Figure with Crescent Headdress, Holding Ritual Objects

Jar with Relief of Standing Figure with Crescent Headdress, Holding Ritual Objects

Chimú North coast, Peru

Jar Shaped like an Curling Insect with Single Spout in the Form of a Human Head

Jar Shaped like an Curling Insect with Single Spout in the Form of a Human Head

Chimú North coast, Peru

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Seated Figure Drinking from Cup

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Seated Figure Drinking from Cup

Possibly Chimú North coast, Peru

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Chimú Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru

Single Spout Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Duck

Single Spout Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Duck

Chimú North coast, Peru

Feathered Tunic

Feathered Tunic

Chimú Peru, south coast, Possibly Nazca Valley,

Collar

Collar

Metalworker unknown (Chimú) Kingdom of Chimor (near present-day Trujillo, Peru)

Tunic

Tunic

Chimú Possibly Trujillo, north coast, Peru

Double-Chambered Strap Vessel with Sculpted Bird Head

Double-Chambered Strap Vessel with Sculpted Bird Head

Chimú North coast, Peru

Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Llama

Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Llama

Chimú North coast, Peru

Vessel in the Form of a Gourd

Vessel in the Form of a Gourd

Chimú North coast, Peru

Cup in the Form of a Figure Holding Enlarged Penis

Cup in the Form of a Figure Holding Enlarged Penis

Chimú North coast, Peru

Blackware Stirrup Spout Vessel with a Relief Depicting Warriors with Raised Arms

Blackware Stirrup Spout Vessel with a Relief Depicting Warriors with Raised Arms

Chimú North coast, Peru

Double Vessel with a Foot-Massage Scene

Double Vessel with a Foot-Massage Scene

Chimú North coast, Peru

Double Vessel Representing a Funeral Procession

Double Vessel Representing a Funeral Procession

Chimú-Inca North coast, Peru

Blackware Plate

Blackware Plate

Chimú North coast, Peru

Panel

Panel

Possibly Chimú Peru, Possibly north coast

Vessel with Relief Depicting Birds and Fish

Vessel with Relief Depicting Birds and Fish

Chimú-Inca North coast, Peru

Paccha Representing a Woman Carrying a Vessel and Nursing a Child

Paccha Representing a Woman Carrying a Vessel and Nursing a Child

Chimú-Inca Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru