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Sheeting for a wooden staff finial in the form of a monkey

Chimú, 999-1469

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Chimú

Sheeting for a wooden staff finial in the form of a monkey

Chimú, 999-1469

Physical Qualities Gold alloy, 6 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in. (16.5 x 6 x 7.5 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1960.30.100
Wurtzburger Traveling

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2000–2000

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