Moche Stirrup Spout Vessel
MUSEUM LABEL
DESCRIPTION
The stirrup spout, named by scholars for its unique shape, is a consistent feature of ceramics from the north coast of Peru, one that predates Moche civilization. The Moche peoples used these vessels in funerary practices and in domestic contexts, but the exact function of the stirrup shape remains uncertain. The vessels were mass produced and cast using molds, and their forms depict a wide range of imagery from nearly all aspects of daily and ritual life.
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VIDEOS
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PEOPLE
Solsiré
Cusicanqui
Postdoctoral Scholar at the CMRS Center for Early Global Studies and the Fowler Museum at UCLA
Luis
Muro Ynoñán
Assistant Curator of South American Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
THEMES
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Taming the Desert Exhibition: https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/taming-the-desert/
Press Release: https://fowler.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Taming-the-Desert-press-release.pdf
Virtual Exhibition: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=2ZHkMWAimhS
Public Program: Voices From Latin America: Museums, Collections, and Narratives of the Art of Ancient Americas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swL9HbLEuWo
Public Program: UCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Luis A. Muro Ynoñán: https://youtu.be/K9YoXUmz12k
Fowler Publications: Ceramics of Ancient Peru, Christopher B. Donnan
Fowler Publication: Moche Art of Peru, Chrisopher B. Donnan
Fowler Publication: Moche Fineline Painting: Its Evolution and Its Artists, Christopher B. Donnan and Donna McDlelland (pp. 240-241)