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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 Finger ring, accession number 16-20460, described as copper or copper alloy finger ring. plain, undecorated.
Hearst Museum object titled Finial, accession number 16-20435a,b, described as Chimu style finial with bird (condor?). a) short beak with hook at end. large circular eyes. applied wings with feather pattern. plain body. b) finial. thin metal embossed with geometric pattern. 7 disc appendages.
Hearst Museum object titled Funerary mask, accession number 16-20474, described as Chimu style funerary mask. Metal mask of a face with tear drop-shaped eyes, protruding nose, ear spools. traces of red pigment. all featured embossed.
Hearst Museum object titled Lobster figurine, accession number 16-20408, described as Gold-colored metal Chimu style lobster with human head mask. Applied legs, claws, head. Applied wire antenna (2).
Hearst Museum object titled Mace head, accession number 16-20443, described as Chimu anthropomorphic mace head. heavy metal ring with 6 humanoid figures on top.
Hearst Museum object titled Needle, accession number 16-20424, described as Chimu needle with eye.
Hearst Museum object titled Panel, accession number 16-20479, described as Chimu style panel. Cut out thin metal stitched to dark cloth background. Panel has two human figures back to back in center. Wave and step patterns on either side of figures. below is a row of circles. Below circles is a row of creatures.
Hearst Museum object titled Panel, accession number 16-20478, described as Chimu panel. Repousséd tumbaga panel stitched to a fabric backing with 3 sets of string ties at each end. A 7 cm x 14.5 cm segment in the upper center of the panel is cut out forming silhouettes of two men holding an animal between them. The remainder of the upper half - to left and right of the center panel are decorated with a band of flying birds above a band of "S" shaped scrolls. The lower half of the panel is decorated with 2 registers; one of continuous wavy line with dots alternating up and down in the undulations. The bottom register contains 18 creatures that resemble bush babies.
Hearst Museum object titled Panpipe player cup, accession number 16-20452, described as Carved wooden figure sitting cross legged; playing pan pipe; white painted oval eyes; red painted face; interior of figure as a cup.

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