Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials
Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials

Set of Five Moche/Chimú Bone Tupu Pins with Bird Finials

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North Coast of Peru, ca. 200–1400 CE.  

finely carved from dense animal bone, each pin has a long, tapering shaft and an openwork finial depicting paired birds or abstracted figures, some with red and black pigment inlay forming diamond and geometric panels. The tops include variations with facing birds perched above a lattice band, and a crown-like finial with stylized heads, giving the group a strong visual rhythm when displayed together. The surfaces show a smooth, creamy patina with minor wear, small age-commensurate nicks, and traces of ancient earthen deposits, attesting to their antiquity and use.  These pins, known as tupus, would originally have been used to fasten or decorate garments and headdresses, and they make a striking ensemble of North Coast Andean ornament and symbolism.  

Longest pin 7.75 in (19.7 cm); others proportionally smaller.

Provenance: private collection, Doral FL, Acq Skinner Boston, 2011

All pieces are unconditionally guaranteed authentic and as described in perpetuity and have been legally acquired and imported in full accordance with U.S. and applicable foreign regulations regarding the movement and sale of antiquities.

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