Pre-Columbian Chancay Wood Staff Rattle with Anthropomorphic Faces Material: Terracotta with mineral pigments

Material: Terracotta with mineral pigments

and cream pigments over an orange slip

Finely carved in dense volcanic stone

The cylindrical head is adorned with bold geometric facial markings and a high

Pre-Columbian Chancay Wood Staff Rattle with Anthropomorphic Faces Material: Terracotta with mineral pigmentsPre Columbian Chancay Wood Staff Rattle with Anthropomorphic Faces, Peru, 10001450 ADHeight: 54 in. (137 cm) Of elegant vertical form, this rare ceremonial staff rattle is finely carved from a single length of aged hardwood, the upper section surmounted by a domed finial and encircled by a vertical arrangement of four anthropomorphic faces in shallow relief, each face delineated by rectangular apertures for the eyes and mouth, pierced through the