Chavín Staff God
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The Chavín Staff God is a principal deity of the ancient Chavín culture of the central Andes, typically portrayed frontally holding vertical staffs and associated with religious authority and supernatural power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chavín Staff God canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity
ⓘ
iconographic motif ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| artStyle | Chavín style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyleFeature |
bilateral symmetry
ⓘ
complex abstraction ⓘ contour rivalry ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal |
feline
ⓘ
raptor ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andean religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Andes ⓘ religious authority ⓘ supernatural power ⓘ |
| culture | Chavín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAt | Chavín de Huántar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedOn |
ceramic vessels
ⓘ
stone stelae ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| function | unifier of regional cults ⓘ |
| holds | vertical staffs ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
clawed feet
ⓘ
elaborate headdress ⓘ fanged mouth ⓘ staffs ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Tiwanaku staff god iconography
ⓘ
Wari religious imagery ⓘ later Andean staff-bearing deities ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
agricultural fertility deity
ⓘ
creator god ⓘ weather deity ⓘ |
| materialContext |
pilgrimage center art
ⓘ
ritual architecture ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Lanzón monolith imagery
ⓘ
Raimondi Stela depiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | frontal figure ⓘ |
| region | northern highlands of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
axis of Chavín pantheon
ⓘ
principal deity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | identity and specific functions ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Andean iconography studies
ⓘ
Chavín religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext | ceremonial cult at Chavín de Huántar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.