Pre-Columbian Chancay Wood Staff Rattle with Anthropomorphic Faces 1212 for a related seated

1212 for a related seated figure)

It remains in excellent condition

Finely carved in dense volcanic stone

and sophisticated polychrome painting

Pre-Columbian Chancay Wood Staff Rattle with Anthropomorphic Faces 1212 for a related seatedPre 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