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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: Chimú style (900-1470) creation date earliest: 900 creation date latest: 1470 current location: 232 Andean creditline: The Norweb Collection copyright: --- culture: Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470) technique: cast copper alloy department: Art of the Americas collection: AA - Andes type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- 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." --- 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 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art date: 1945 footnotes: citations: --- 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.229/1946.229_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.229/1946.229_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.229/1946.229_full.tif