Collection place: Moche valley, La Libertad Region, Northern Peru / Accession number: Acc.4620 - 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.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff fragment, accession number 16-20405, described as Mochica staff fragment. Wood staff fragment (top) with 3 linear incised grooves, one groove containing 6 free moving beads. One end of staff carved to point. Other end broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Tumi, accession number 16-20418, described as Mochica anthropomorphic tumi. Tumi topped with maize god flanked by corn stalks with ears. Reverse of god covered with ears.

Hearst Museum object titled Tumi, accession number 16-20419, described as Mochica anthropomorphic tumi. Tumi topped with cast head rattle.