Chimu Culture 1000-1470
A Chimu rattle staff, circa 1200 - 1400 AD
Wood
114 x 10 x 4 cm
44 7/8 x 4 x 1 5/8 in
44 7/8 x 4 x 1 5/8 in
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Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
A Chimú rattle staff, the top carved as a seated dignitary wearing an arched headdress and holding a staff, above a hollowed rectangular section fronted by a Janus mask, set...
A Chimú rattle staff, the top carved as a seated dignitary wearing an arched headdress and holding a staff, above a hollowed rectangular section fronted by a Janus mask, set on a cylindrical shaft with a rectangular piercing at the base. The upper hollow would originally have been filled with small stones or beads to produce the rattle effect, and the staff was probably used in ceremonial or cult contexts.
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