PC-000-496

Golden gloves or arms from the Chimu (pre-Columbian) Peruvian culture, at the San Diego Museum of Art

 

1980

 

Field Museum of Natural History

The image side of this picture postcard depicts apparently ceremonial gloves or hands with arms wrought in gold. The reverse side gives information about an exhibit of Chimu artifacts at the San Dilego Museum of Art from August 25 to November 30, 1980, describing the representations in the metalwork as being of "warriors in plumed headdresses, breastplates, and short skirts." The Chimu, who resided on the northern coast of Peru, were conquered by the Inca 50 years before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. The publisher's number in the stampbox on the back is 32937-2.

Gold; Chimu culture; Pre-Columbian cultures; Peru; San Diego Museum of Art; Field Museum of Natural History

 

California - San Diego - Balboa Park

 

 

MS-0008

 

 

Postcard

4 inches x 5.875 inches

No

 

 

 

Image

TIFF

24.50 MB