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Vicús culture was an important early culture in
"The Enigma of Whistling Water Jars in Pre-Columbian Ceramics."
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They were known for their work in Chulucanas Pottery History
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Vicús artwork
National Museum of the American Indian
Vicus pottery
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Indigenous peoples of the Andes Pre-Columbian cultures History of Peru {{Peru-stub
Vicús culture was an important early culture in Peru
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from 1000/200 BCE to 300/600 CE.Ransom, Brian (2000)"The Enigma of Whistling Water Jars in Pre-Columbian Ceramics."
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Piura region
Piura () is a coastal department and region in northwestern Peru. The region's capital is Piura and its largest port cities, Paita and Talara, are also among the most important in Peru. The area is known for its tropical and dry beaches. It is ...
in the northern Pacific
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coast of Peru. Its administrative headquarters, located in the "Cerro Vicús", at an altitude of 170 meters above sea level, and which gives its name to this culture, served as a link with other Andean cities located further north.
The most important feature of this culture is agriculture, the basis for their economic development. It is known that they cultivated squash or mate, corn and some fruits, with advanced irrigation systems. These activities were complemented by livestock or hunting. The vicus, connoisseurs of the alloys of silver, gold and copper, even used these metals in the elaboration of their farming instruments.
It is known that Vicús was an eminently patriarchal society, where the men were the only ones who could wear jewelry and elegant clothing, while the women of the nobility could only wear very simple suits. The main instrument of control and social exploitation, backed by fierce militarism, was a strong contingent of noble warriors that scoured the domain to enforce the sovereign's mandates.
Their culture developed in three major stages:
* Chavín Stage;
* Regional development stage
* Mochica stage of influence.
Art
They were known for their work in ceramic
A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain ...
s, copper, and gold. Living mainly on the coastal deserts, they used the native clay and local dyes to produce natural and religious symbols; modern day pottery from the town of Chulucanas
Chulucanas is a town in Morropón Province, Piura Region, Peru. It lies in the Piura Valley just north of the confluence of the Charanal River with the Piura River. Chulucanas is the administrative seat for both Chulucanas District and Morropó ...
is said to closely resemble the ancient art./ref> They created
Double spout and bridge vessel
The double spout and bridge vessel was a form of usually ceramic drinking container developed sometime before 500 BC by indigenous groups on the Peruvian coast. True to its name, this type of bottle is distinguished by two spouts with a handle ...
that created whistling sounds when pouring liquids.
See also
*Moche culture
The Moche civilization (; alternatively, the Mochica culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch. ...
Notes
Further reading
*External links
Vicús artwork
National Museum of the American Indian
Vicus pottery
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Indigenous peoples of the Andes Pre-Columbian cultures History of Peru {{Peru-stub