Bird

Museum number:
16-20428
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Alternate number:
97 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
Chimu style bird, standing with applied folded wings. short, thick bill like Dodo bird. feet of metal wire.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Chimú culture (ca. 900-1470 AD)
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 7 centimeters and height 17.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bird, accession number 16-20428, described as Chimu style bird, standing with applied folded wings. short, thick bill like Dodo bird. feet of metal wire.

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