File:Colombia, Sinú style, 5th-10th Century - Staff Head - 1947.25 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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[edit]Staff Head
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Staff Head |
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| Object type | Metalwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
These finials probably fit over the ends of wooden staffs, emblems of rank. Unique to the Sinú area are finials with an image, often a bird, at a right angle to the base. This orientation suggests that the finials served as the finger grips of ceremonial spear throwers. |
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| Date | between 400 and 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Cast gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 7.5 x 3 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Art of the Americas |
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1947.25 |
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| Place of creation | Colombia, Sinú style, 5th-10th Century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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