Black Vesel in the form of a Dog
Unidentified Late Chimú or Chimú Inca maker
Late Chimu, 1300-1472 or Chimu-Inca, 1472-1532
Smudge-fired black terracotta
Overall: 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.3.556
Geography
Place Made: Peru, South America
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 23, LACS 44, The Incas, Alan Covey, Winter 2012
ANTH 23, The Incas, Alan Covey, Spring 2013
ANTH 24, Early Civilizations of the Andes, Alan Covey, Spring 2014
Exhibition History
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 18, 2005-January 21, 2008.
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 22, 1992-December 14, 1993.
Oculate Beings and Horrible Birds: Image and Meaning in Ancient Andean Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 30, 1999-November 5, 2000, no. 6.
Provenance
Collected by Baron Henri Guillaume Arnous de Riviere (1828-1909), possibly about 1865; Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900); bequeathed to Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912); bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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