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Ceremonial Staff

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Ceremonial Staff
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Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Ceremonial Staff
  • Tool
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 45 3/4 × 3/4 in. (116.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1100
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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inside of object
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front of object
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front of object
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back of object
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Gold sheathing over wood
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100 BC–800 AD
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Gold
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back of object
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Staff Finial in the Form of a Human Head
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1018
Staff
Unknown Central and South American
Staff
c. 900–1470 AD
Gold
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Unknown Central and South American
Frigatebird Staff Finial
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1328
Unknown Central and South American