Chancay Ceramic Cuchimilco Figures 4.5 inch

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Chancay Ceramic Cuchimilco Figures 4.5 inch

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$28.00

SKU: si06-07

Product Dimensions: 4.5 in. x 3 in. x 2.75 in.

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These ceramic figures cuchimilcos are identified with the Chancay culture, developed between 1200 and 1470 in the central coast of Peru, and centered in the current Huaral province in the region of Lima. The cuchimilcos almost always come in male / female pairs representing the duality of God, a belief of the pre-Columbian cultures. These figures, with their extended arms like wings are ready to fly or invite a hug, as if saying, "Welcome, we are here."

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Peru’s Chancay culture settled fifty miles north of Lima in the Chancay Valley between 900 and 1400 A.D. The Chancay people were exquisite ceramic and textile artisans. Cuchimilco ceramic figures are almost always presented in pairs to represent family. Archaeologists have often found cuchimilcos in the tombs of Chancay nobility, as their outstretched hands absorb negative energy.