Vessel with Monkey Figures | NCMA Explore

Description

The Chancay people lived along the central coast of Peru in a hot, dry region. Portable water vessels like this pottery “canteen” were common in this culture because having water to drink in hot temperatures is essential to survival. The area in which the Chancay lived also had fertile valleys and rivers that connected with distant areas of the Andes. This allowed the Chancay people to interact with other cultures and communities and to trade plants, food, and other agricultural products, as well as rare and exotic goods... [https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/artwork/vessel-with-monkey-figures-on-handle/ ](http://) *v1.3*