Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples serving both practical and ceremonial

serving both practical and ceremonial purposes

though moulds were occasionally used

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Magnificent strand of early 19th-century Venetian “White Heart” trade beads

remains one of the most enigmatic civilizations of the Pre-Columbian era

Chimú Silver Alloy Shawl Pin (Tupu) senufopeoples serving both practical and ceremonialPre 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