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Start Over Collector Arthur Beynon Materials Shell (animal material)
Hearst Museum object titled Animal figurine, accession number 16-20404, described as Carved wooden Chimu style animal, seated, grasping knees in human style with front paws and holding human head with paws. round inlays of shell forming rows of spots. row of rectangular inlays on center of back and head. circular inlays on base.
Hearst Museum object titled Figure on a litter, accession number 16-20453, described as Peruvian figure on a litter. Carved wooden figure sitting on a litter with a high back rest. Base is trapezoid in shape with 3-tiered levels of two which are decorated with triangular patterns. Figure is sitting or squatting at center; has inlaid green stone eyes. Back rest is rectangular with top edge concave. Entire back rest is bordered with small, round, shell beads inlaid in the wood.
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 Tumi, accession number 16-20410, described as Silver metal Chimu style tumi with full human figure with headdress. Pink and green shell inlays.

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