
Authentic Pre-Columbian (with COA) Whistling Artifact Depicting Man grooming chin hair Chimu Culture ca 1100-1470 CE w/ provenance & COA
Authentic Pre-Columbian monochrome Whistling Artifact from the Northern Coast of Peru. This vessel from the Chimu Culture dates from the Intermediate Period circa 1100-1470 CE (AD). Beautiful, hand-built blackware whistle pottery vessel depicting a seated man as he plucks his chin with a set of tumi-shaped tweezers. The vessel exhibits a slightly rounded but stable base, an apple-shaped 'body' which doubles as the figure's body, a spout-form left arm, and a head-shaped spout with a trio of petite perforations on top, perhaps for use as a rattle at one time. The man plucks his face with the tweezers perhaps to keep himself nicely groomed, and above his almond-shaped eyes and prominent nose is a cord-patterned headwrap. Size: 4.7" W x 6.75" H (11.9 cm x 17.1 cm). The tone hole creates a high-pitched sound when air is blown into the cylindrical spout emanating from the back chamber. Unique authentic artifact from ancient Peru. Condition: Spout attached to left arm is from another v