Staff Head
https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.25
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.
Artifact
| id |
id
125289
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
|
| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q79903631"
]
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| source |
source
import
|
| accession |
accession
1947.25
|
Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.25/1947.25_web.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.25/1947.25_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1947.25/1947.25_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Colombia, Sinú style
Technique
cast gold
Medium
cast gold
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
belongs_to