Cup in the form of a fish
date: label: Date created
content: AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate Period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
label: Seller
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1928.
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place: label: Place
content: Lambayeque Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Chimú (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/9408
label: Barcode
content: 159408.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Cup in the form of a fish
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, spondylus shell/shells, conus/cone snail shell/shells, shell/shells, turquoise, tree pitch/gum
label: Techniques
content: Carved, inlaid, glued
label: Dimensions
content: 13 x 7 x 24 cm