Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples Small bottles of this type

Small bottles of this type were highly prized in Japan

Censers such as this superb example were used for burning incense to purify spaces

which are typical of Nariño's pottery style

used for illumination and sometimes offerings

though moulds were occasionally used

Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples Small bottles of this typePre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, c. 800 1470 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru An exquisite and highly elegant hammered silver alloy tupua traditional Andean shawl pin used to fasten garments such as the acsu or lliclla. The slender, tapering body terminates in a thin, discoid finial, a refined example of the Chim metallurgical tradition. While primarily silver, the alloy may contain small traces of copper, a characteristic of Chim silverwork. Tupus