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.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Moche valley, La Libertad Region, Northern Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
South America, Peru, Mochica
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Context of use:
ceremonial
Department:
Ancient Peru
Dimensions:
height 2.8 centimeters, length 30.5 centimeters, and width 10.5 centimeters