Chimú Gilt Copper Shawl Pin (Tupu) with Birds africanweapons With a penannular brooch

With a penannular brooch

and their legacy is best known through vast kitchen middens—immense shell heaps left from generations of oyster harvesting in the region’s shallow fjords

The figure

complemented by elegant white and blue padre beads

Chimú Gilt Copper Shawl Pin (Tupu) with Birds africanweapons With a penannular broochPre Columbian Era, Chim Culture, c. 8001470 AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru This absolutely magnificent and rare gilded copper tupu is an exceptional example of Chim craftsmanship. The pin features three intricately designed birds, joined together to form the finial or head of the tupu. Each bird is beautifully detailed, with a long pointed beak, circular eyes, and feathered bodies and wings. The flat tails of the birds point slightly downward and