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Collections

Tupu (pin) with Figure of Panpipe Player1100–1500

Not on view
Silver-toned ceremonial dagger or pin with a crowned bearded male head finial, geometric grid grip, and long tapered blade covered in scrolling vine relief decoration

Unknown, Tupu with Figure of Panpipe Player, 1100–1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Lillian Apodaca Weiner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Tupu (pin) with Figure of Panpipe Player
Culture
Chimú
Place Made
Peru, North Central Coast
Date Made
1100–1500
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Width: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Lillian Apodaca Weiner
Accession Number
M.2002.30
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Exhibition History
  • Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World. November 6, 2011 - January 29, 2012

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