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Source 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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Document identity
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125289
label
Staff Head
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
125289
contentType
object
title
Staff Head
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.
date
400–1000 CE
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79903631
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
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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Colombia, Sinú style
accession
1947.25
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Staff Head, 400–1000 CE. Colombia, Sinú style. Cast gold; overall: 7.5 x 3 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.25
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 377
creditline
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
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2026-05-29 06:28:18.967000
sourceId
125289
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
med
cast gold
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1
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0
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photo
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