Chancay Pottery Monkey Figure Fragment wooden Atoni culture is structured around

Atoni culture is structured around spatial and gender dualities—male and female

Its small oval body features angled shoulders adorned with intricate laurel-wreath and vine-scroll motifs

are distinguished by a great deal of simplicity and in most cases decorated with longitudinal bulges in relief

Chancay individuals were wrapped in multiple layers of woven cloth and buried with grave goods

Chancay Pottery Monkey Figure Fragment wooden Atoni culture is structured aroundPre Columbian Era, Chancay Culture, c. 10001470 AD, Peru An intriguing hand modeled pottery fragment depicting the head of a monkey, likely once part of a larger votive statuette. Though traces of its original dark brown pigment have faded over time, this piece still retains its expressive craftsmanship and cultural significance. Monkeys were not native to coastal Peru, but historical accounts suggest they were imported from Ecuador, kept as pets, or