id: 124742
accession number: 1946.229
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.229
updated: 2022-01-04 15:32:57.555000
Finial of a Staff, Chimú style (900-1470). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470). Cast copper alloy; overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1946.229
title: Finial of a Staff
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creation date: Chimú style (900-1470)
creation date earliest: 900
creation date latest: 1470
current location: 232 Andean
creditline: The Norweb Collection
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culture: Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470)
technique: cast copper alloy
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Andes
type: Metalwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 19 1945-January 6 1946. "Art of the Americas," repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 53.
Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."
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PROVENANCE
Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1946, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1946
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1945
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fun fact:
Many ancient Andean artworks incorporate the element of sound.
digital description:
wall description:
Look carefully at this scepter top; the corrosion obscures details, but the scene is interesting.
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