Staff top

Museum number:
16-20429
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Alternate number:
96 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4620
Description:
Chimu style staff top; cylinder with birds and geomtetric patterns. topped with large toucan with small toucan at breast.
Donor:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Collection place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Chimú culture (ca. 900-1470 AD)
Collector:
Arthur Beynon and Evelyn Beynon
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
height 27 centimeters and width 8.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Staff top, accession number 16-20429, described as Chimu style staff top; cylinder with birds and geomtetric patterns. topped with large toucan with small toucan at breast.

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