Object name: Staff / Collection place: South America / Year collected: [Missing] - 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, accession number 16-20406, described as Mochica style staff. Dark wood. Carved figure playing flute forming top ⅓ of staff. Lower ⅔ carved in form of dagger.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 16-13722, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 16-1739, described as Staff, carved, for fastening whorl for spinning, upper end top carved in geometrical figures to represent house, etc., length 43½ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 16-20407a,b, described as Chimu style staff. a) gold-colored metal pigs (2) with applied metal curled tails and ears, red + white applied eyes. pigs standing on rectangular metal block which is on staff head. b) wooden base with incised human figures (5)