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Tupu

Chimú

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Caption

Chimú. Tupu, 1000–1500. Silver, 1 7/16 × 1/4 × 10 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.6 × 26.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.184. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Chimú

Title

Tupu

Date

1000–1500

Period

Late Intermediate Period

Medium

Silver

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

1 7/16 × 1/4 × 10 7/16 in. (3.7 × 0.6 × 26.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.224.184

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Artists and makers

Chimú

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