Collection place: Moche valley, La Libertad Region, Northern Peru / Donor: Arthur Beynon / Materials: Shell (animal material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 16-20456, described as Mochica staff. Carved wooden, short staff with finial carved in the form of a single deity. deity is standing, holding long spear, wearing a crenulated crown decorated with inlays of shell beads (3) and with a serpent emerging from his mouth. he wears a serpent belt around his waist as well. Staff is round and has a pointed end.