Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 425,000+ artworks, 36,000+ artists, and 800+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Tweezers in the Shape of a Bird by Chimú — VisualArtsDB

Tweezers in the Shape of a Bird

Tweezers in the Shape of a Bird

1000–1400

Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H.: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Genre: metal
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

Tags

americasandeangoldamerican decorative artsutensilinorganic materialchimúnonferrous metalArts of the Americassouth americanperuvianPre-Columbiandecorative artsandesart of the americasmetal

More by Chimú

Feathered Tunic

Feathered Tunic

Chimú, 1470

Circular Tweezers

Circular Tweezers

Chimú, 1000

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Chimú, 1100

Fragment of a Band with Raised Relief Depicting Felines and Fish

Fragment of a Band with Raised Relief Depicting Felines and Fish

Chimú, 1000

Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting Erotic Scene

Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting Erotic Scene

Chimú, 1100

Fragment (Band)

Fragment (Band)

Chimú, 1250

Fragment (Border)

Fragment (Border)

Chimú, 1250

Double Beaker

Double Beaker

Chimú, 1100

Blackware Plate

Blackware Plate

Chimú, 1000

Double Vessel with a Seated Figure

Double Vessel with a Seated Figure

Chimú, 1200

Fragment

Fragment

Chimú, 1250

Circular Tweezers

Circular Tweezers

Chimú, 1000