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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 Bead, accession number 4-3362, described as 25 univalve shells, with copper (or gold alloy?) tips, and many drilled pits, evidently part of a necklace, gilded.