Pre-Columbian Chimú Wooden Staff with Anthropomorphic Finial and elite authority

and elite authority

Such molds were used by artisans to create repeated decorative motifs and small cultic objects

and a video showing managense deposits reacting to peroxide on the mask

Silver Dirhem — Khusro II

300–900 AD

Pre-Columbian Chimú Wooden Staff with Anthropomorphic Finial and elite authorityChim Wooden Staff with Anthropomorphic Finial Pre Columbian, North Coast Peru, ca. 11001450 CEWood, 59 in (150 cm) in length Finely carved from a single piece of dense hardwood, this ceremonial staff terminates in a sculptural anthropomorphic figure rendered in classic Chim style. The figure sits atop the shaft with flexed legs and squared limbs, displaying the characteristic frontal pose, angular facial planes, and prominent nose typical of late