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Sharing artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts of the Americas department.
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Shield Painted with Abstract Figures https://www.artic.edu/artworks/91765/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Oval-Shaped Tweezers https://www.artic.edu/artworks/126594/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Basin https://www.artic.edu/artworks/10604/
Gift of Eva Lewis in memory of her husband, Herbert Pickering Lewis
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Blouse (Huipil) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/37133/
Gift of Avrina Pugh
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Pair of Earrings https://www.artic.edu/artworks/158779/
Restricted gift of Stuart Handler
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Belt https://www.artic.edu/artworks/51373/
Gift of Frank B. Hubachek
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Vessel Fragment in the Form of a Feline Head https://www.artic.edu/artworks/91726/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Two-Handled Jardiniere https://www.artic.edu/artworks/181924/
Gift of Eva Lewis in memory of her husband, Herbert Pickering Lewis
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Toucan https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6326/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Panel https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85217/
This painted panel depicts an anthropomorphic figure with a crescent headdress accompanied by two birds. Certain details of the figure—especially the triangularly stacked tail and the beak-like mouth and tongue—are often associated with depictions of the caiman, a large reptile native to South America. Caimans were revered in Andean culture for their ability to transition between land and water, which implied cosmic duality and mythical power. Although the top right corner has been replaced, the artist's hand is discernible in the differences in line thickness and intensity of color, achieved with only a single colorant. Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Vessel in the Form of a Seal Impersonator Playing a Drum https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6898/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Bowl Depicting Incised and Painted Abstract Crouching Figure https://www.artic.edu/artworks/18841/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Single Spout Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Crayfish https://www.artic.edu/artworks/9269/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Carved Shell Depicting the Profile Face of Diety (Broken) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28192/
Restricted gift of the Alsdorf Foundation
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Necklace with a Pendant Depicting a Large Fish Eating a Smaller Fish https://www.artic.edu/artworks/157123/
Maurice D. Galleher Endowment
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Tassels https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85536/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Self-Portrait (No. 10) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/104268/
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Albright
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Vessel in the Form of a Courtly Musician https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6348/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Balance-Beam Scale with Cut-Out Lattice-Like Design https://www.artic.edu/artworks/91832/
Buckingham Fund
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Storage Jar https://www.artic.edu/artworks/207265/
Gift of Charles and Marjorie Benton
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Fragment (Loincloth) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85435/
Following the decline of their ancestors, the Moche, the Chimú emerged as one of the most powerful cultures of South America, dominating several rich valleys across the north coast of Peru for more than five centuries, from around A.D. 900 to 1465. Chimú weavers created strikingly graphic designs through the repetition of simple, abstract forms in vivid color combinations—particularly red, white, and yellow—against a solid background. Most of these textiles depict an anthropomorphic male figure wearing a "toothed" crescent headdress and holding a set of staffs—details that suggest supernatural or exalted status. This stark representation of a frontal human figure wearing an arched crown recalls the Chimú-made gold and turquoise ceremonial knife (tumi). The slit-tapestry panel depicts a seated animal-like figure with a long tail, arms reaching forward, and a row of spikes down its back. This being wears a similar crescent headdress, indicating a connection with the human representations on the other works. The use of repeated abstract motifs arrayed in a grid-like pattern and the stepped shape of the loincloths resemble not only the gold repoussé breastplate, but also architectural details of certain Chimú buildings, reflecting the cohesive artistic style that was presented across different media. Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Handle Spout Vessel with Fineline Bird Motifs https://www.artic.edu/artworks/8846/
Gift of Nathan Cummings
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Mola https://www.artic.edu/artworks/32709/
Gift of F. Louis Hoover
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Miniature Figure in the Form of a Bird with Exaggerated Tailfeathers https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120448/
Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Border (From a Garment) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/85363/
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM