Staff
- Date created
- AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
- Culture/People
- probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
- Seller
- Stanley Selengut, Non-Indian
- Presenter/funding source
- Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
- Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (Mrs. Arthur M. Sackler), Non-Indian, 1919-2019
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Stanley Selengut (an importer of Andean crafts); purchased by MAI in 1967 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector) and his wife Dr. Marietta Lutze Sackler (1919-2019).
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- Place
- Trujillo; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru
- See related items
- Chimú (archaeological culture)
- Personal items
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 23/9244
- Barcode
- 239244.000
- Object Type
- Personal items
- Object Name
- Staff
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 78 x 6 x 4 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_254403