Photo of collection object Finial of a Staff — Finial of a Staff, Chimú style (900–1470). cast copper alloy, Overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.). The Norweb Collection, 1946.229. CC0.

Finial of a Staff

Chimú style (900–1470)

Maker Unknown

Art of the Americas

Finial of a Staff, Chimú style (900–1470). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470). Cast copper alloy; overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1946.229 Many ancient Andean artworks incorporate the element of sound.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: cast copper alloy
Medium: cast, copper, alloy
Dimensions: Overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Departments: Art of the Americas
Accession Number: 1946.229
Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
Exhibitions: Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 19 1945-January 6 1946. "Art of the Americas," repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 53.<br><br>Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 232 Andean

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