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Hearst Museum object titled Beaker, accession number 16-20442, described as Chimu style beaker. Gold (?) repoussé beaker decorated with a male face, ear spools and longish, carefully shaped hair. face and head extend around the entire circumference of the beakers upper half. beaker is conical but with a flat base and a slightly flared lip.

Hearst Museum object titled Corn figurine, accession number 16-20431, described as Chimu style corn. Repoussed, brass ear at corn, formed in 2 pieces then joined. handle and end of shucks added. small worm applied to one surface. hollow.

Hearst Museum object titled Scourge, accession number 3-24269, described as Scourge or whip (disciplina); brass chain with 7 pendant "tails" of wrapper brass wire; length 59 cm. cf. 2-33853, 2-33854, 2-48371, 2-48375.