The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Spoon with Human Figure

Spoon with Human Figure

c. 500–200 BCE
(?)
hammered and cut gold
Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman 1958.177
Location: 232 Andean

Description

There seems to be a link between Chavín religion and appearance of the Andes’ first large precious-metal objects, made using revolutionary new metallurgical processes. Chavín may have developed these technical innovations to express the inexpressible, the "wholly other" nature of its religion. In many areas, elite men and women wore the ornaments as emblems of their ties to this religion, and eventually were buried with them. These 16 objects, along with three others not in the museum’s collection, are said to have come as a group from Chavín itself.
  • Juan Dalmau, Peru
    Jospeh Brummer
    Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
    Juan Dalmau, Peru; Joseph Brummer; Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
  • The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N3501 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 295 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 295 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 399 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Published as: 6 archive.org
  • Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold," no objects in catalogue.
    New York, NY: The Museum of Primitive Art; February 21- May 6, 1962. "Gods with Fangs: The Chavin Civilization of Peru."cat.no. 22, no repr.
    Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; October 4 - November 5, 1961. "Twenty-five Centuries of Peruvian Art, 700B.C. - 1800 A.D." Cat. no. 6e.
    25 Centuries of Peruvian Art. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (co-organizer) (October 3-November 3, 1961).
    Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; 1959. " South American Fortnight." cat. no. 21, pg.10, no repr.
    Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; 1950. " Ancient American Gold and Jade."
  • {{cite web|title=Spoon with Human Figure|url=false|author=|year=c. 500–200 BCE|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1958.177