staff god

Tunupa? Viracocha? Tarapaca? Kon-Tiki? Who is the mysterious Staff God whose most famous representation is undoubtedly that of the sun gate?
And what these "poles" that he holds in his hands are?
History tells us that it appears in several cultures: Chavín, Paracas, then Tiwanaku.
I have tried to list the maximum of representations to make a portrait as faithful as possible, if you know other representations thank you for contributing!

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1

Stele Raimondi
Chavín
2m98 x 74 cm x 17 cm
StĂšle (granite)
source
La StĂšle Raimondi, exposĂ©e au …

3

Puerta del sol
Tiwanaku
3m x 4m x ?
10 t.
Porte (andesite)
source
La Puerta del Sol (en quechua : …

4

Inconnue
Urne (poterie)
source
Deity icon referrred to as belte…

5

Inconnue
Urne (poterie)
source
Deity icon referrred to as beltl…

6

Monolithe Bennett / Monolito Pachamama / Estela 10
Tiwanaku
7m30 x 1m20 x ?
20 t.
monolithe (andesite)
source
Located on the back of the Benne…

7

Wari
Jarres (poterie)
source
Found on 23 face-necked jars exc…

8

Monolithe Ponce / Estela Ponce / Estela 8
Tiwanaku
3m x ? x ?
12 t.
monolithe (andesite)
source
Deity 105 icon incised on the ba…

9

Wari
Jarres (andesite)
source
Deity 103 (Isbell 2000 Fig. 3)

10

Textile Chavin
Chavín
Textile (tissu)
Fom Art millĂ©naire des amĂ©riqu…

11

Gobelet dieu aux batons La Aguada
La Aguada
[600, 800]
8.7 cm x ? x ?
Gobelet (poterie)
Vers le VIĂšeme siĂšcle, l’inf…

13

Tunique
Tiwanaku
[200, 400]
Textile (laine de camelide)
Tapestry tunic Collection privĂ…

14

Kero
Tiwanaku
[400, 1000]
Gobelet (or)
Kero with Masked decapitator Co…

15

Bruleur d’encens
Pucara
Bruleur d'encens (poterie)
Pucara-style incense burner Fom…

17

Tunic with large figures
Tiwanaku
[800, 1100]
Textile (tissu)
Tunic with large figures Fom "T…

18

Sechin bajo
Sechin
[-3500, -1300]
Bas relief (pierre)
source
La frise a une surface d'environ…

19

Snuff tablet
Inconnue
13.5 cm x 4.5 cm
Tablette Ă  sniffer (bois)
source

20

Snuff tablet
Tiwanaku
[600, 900]
18.8 cm x 7 cm x ?
Tablette Ă  sniffer (bois)
source
Bois et turquoise "Las piezas m…

21

Snuff tablet
Inconnue
13.3 cm x 5 cm
Tablette Ă  sniffer (bois)
source

22

Snuff tablet
Inconnue
18.8 cm x 7 cm
Tablette Ă  sniffer (bois)
source

24

Pétroglyphe avec figures antropomorphes portant batons et/ou fronde
Inconnue
Pétroglyphe
source

25

Pétroglyphe avec figures antropomorphes portant batons et/ou fronde
Inconnue
Pétroglyphe
source

26

Porteur de bĂątons aviaire
Inconnue
Pétroglyphe
source

27

Possible porteur de bĂątons aviaire
Inconnue
Pétroglyphe
source

28

Linteau du jardin du musée de Tiahuanaco
Tiwanaku
Linteau (pierre)

29

Kero
Wari
[600, 1000]
11.4 cm x 6.4 cm x 6.4 cm
Gobelet (bois)
source
Credit Line: The Michael C. Rock…

30

Pendentif
Tiwanaku
[800, 1100]
Bijou (or)
source

31

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
14.92 cm x ?
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

32

Tissus
Paracas
[200, 300]
22.23 cm x 12.07 cm
Textile (tissu)
source

33

Tissus
Paracas
23 cm x 10.5 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Shoulder poncho, esclavina, Para…

34

Manteau rouge
Paracas
[-100, 100]
1m63 x 2m65
Textile (tissu)
source
Red mantle with figure with stav…

35

Manteau noir
Paracas
[-100, 100]
1m15 x 1m65
Textile (laine)
source
Black mantle figure with stave 1…

36

Tissus
Nasca
[100, 600]
44 cm x 16 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
5 textile fragments; tapestry; c…

37

Fragment de manteau brodé
Paracas
[-300, -200]
15.24 cm x 12.7 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

38

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
Textile (tissu)
Embroidered Mantle Fragment

39

Tissus
Chimú
[1100, 1400]
58.42 cm x 36.83 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
A Chimu Woven Camelid Wool Texti…

40

Tissus
Chimú
[1000, 1400]
2m67 x 6.3 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Pre-Columbian Sash With Human Fi…

41

Tissus
Chancay
[800, 1300]
1m27 x 59.7 cm
Textile (coton)
source
Pre-Columbian, Peru, north coast…

42

Tissus
Paracas
0
Textile (tissu)
source

43

Tissus
---
[1, 800]
Textile (tissu)
source

44

Kero
---
[800, 1450]
15.24 cm x 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm
Gobelet (argent)
source
Large Cup Peru, North coast, Ch…

45

Plaque avec dieu aux batons
Chavín
[-400, -300]
21 cm x 10.8 cm
Bijou (or)
source
Plaque with Figure Holding Staff…

46

Painted Textile with Supernatural
Chavín
[-800, -700]
27.4 cm x 78.5 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Painted Textile with Supernatura…

47

Kero
SicĂĄn
[850, 1050]
Gobelet (or)
source

48

Chancay, vessel with the Sican god, Late Intermediate
Chancay
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Chancay - Walters Art Museum

49

Kero
Chimú
0
Gobelet (or)
source
Vaso Ceremonial Chimu de Oro con…

50

Couronne
Chavín
[-1000, -200]
26 cm x 17.2 cm x 17.2 cm
Bijou (or)
source
Crown with deity figures; Gold; …

51

Boucles d’oreille
Chimú
[1100, 1450]
Bijou (or)
source
ear ornaments, depicting a ruler…

52

Kero
SicĂĄn
[800, 1000]
13.3 cm x ? x ?
97.30 g
Gobelet (or)
source
Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Si…

53

Kero
SicĂĄn
[900, 1100]
12.5 cm x 9.1 cm x 9.1 cm
Gobelet (or)
source
Beaker with Frontal Figures, 900…

54

Vase sphérique
Wari
[800, 1300]
Vase (poterie)
source
This outstanding globular vessel…

55

Vase sphérique avec haut-relief
Wari
[500, 1000]
Vase (poterie)
source
Globular vase with high relief. …

56

Tissus
Chimú
[1100, 1400]
96.52 cm x 1m12
Textile (tissu)
source
Tunic (detail), Peru, Chimu cult…

57

Tissus cérémoniel
Chimú
[1350, 1450]
68 cm x 68 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
ChimĂș style (1350 - 1450) Titl…

58

Tissus
Chavín
Textile (tissu)
source
Detalle de fragmento de tejido c…

59

Vase
Wari
Vase (poterie)
A Wari vessel displays a fanged …

60

Kero
Tiwanaku
Gobelet (poterie)
source
If read together, the texts fit …

61

Kero
Wari
[500, 1100]
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Fragmento de Conchopata con el p…

62

Vase
---
21 cm x 26 cm x 20 cm
Vase (poterie)
source
Vasija de cerĂĄmica con "dios de…

63

Estela de Pacopampa
---
StĂšle (granite)
source
Estela de Pacopampa, recuperada …

64

monolito Pachacama
---
monolithe
source
Dibujo de una secciĂłn del monol…

65

Altar stone
---
Bas relief (pierre)
source
detail from altar stone

66

Tissus
Paracas
31.75 cm x 27 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Probably from Karwa on the Parac…

67

Vase
Wari
[500, 1000]
Vase (poterie)
source
Anthromorphic image with puffbal…

68

Vase
Wari
Vase (poterie)
source

69

Tissus
Wari
Textile (tissu)
source
En Huaca Malena se ha reportado …

70

Tissus
Chavín
Textile (tissu)
source

71

Statue
Pukara
(pierre)
source
Pucara-style winged staff-god sc…

72

Tissus
Wari
Textile (tissu)
source
Textil Wari - Dios Bizco En Hua…

73

?
Wari

source
HUARMEY

74

Nazca stirrup vessel
Nasca
17.7 cm x ? x ?
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
Pre-Columbian Peruvian Nazca sti…

75

Nazca Polychrome Double Human Form Stirrup Jar
Nasca
20 cm x 11.4 cm x ?
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, ca…

76

ChavĂ­n Ironwood vessel may be lime container with image of deity with staff
Chavín
Vaisselle (bois)
source
Ironwood vessel may be lime cont…

77

Mask depicting the Tiwanaku Sun God
Tiwanaku
[400, 1100]
13.1 cm x 14.1 cm x ?
Masque (or)
source
Mask depicting the Tiwanaku Sun …

78

Nazca Vessel
Nasca
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
Nazca Vessel From the collectio…

79

Fragment de gourde avec la représentationdu dieu aux bùtons la plus ancienne
Norte Chico
-2250
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
A gourd fragment from Peru’s c…

80

Récipient à chaux (poporo)
Wari
[600, 900]
10.5 cm x 5.1 cm x 4.8 cm
Récipient à chaux (poporo) (bois)
source
Figure Lime Container Credit Li…

81

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
11.11 cm x 8.26 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

82

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
10.48 cm x 7.29 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

83

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
10.48 cm x 8.26 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

84

Tissus
Paracas
[-300, -200]
11.43 cm x 8.56 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

85

Fragment de manteau
Paracas
[-300, -200]
10.16 cm x 7.92 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Credit Line: Gift of George D. P…

86

Couronne
Chavín
[-900, -500]
24 cm x 14 cm x 14 cm
Bijou (or)
source
Hammered gold crown from Chongya…

87

Mortier
Cupisnique
[-2200, -200]
18.5 cm x 22.2 cm x 22.2 cm
Mortier (granite)
Mortier gravĂ© de deux figures a…

88

Divinité des montagnes ? Ai-Apaec ?
Mochica
Bas relief
DivinitĂ© des montagnes, dĂ©tail…

89

Cruche dieu des montagnes
Mochica
[300, 400]
40.6 cm x 28 cm x 30 cm
Cruche
CĂ©ramique modelĂ©e et peinte. …

90

Grelot
Mochica
[250, 500]
9.6 cm x 17.7 cm
Bijou (or)
Grelot représentant la divinitÅ

91

Qero avec divinité
Wari
[600, 850]
16.1 cm x 10.2 cm x 10.2 cm
Qero (poterie)
Qero dĂ©corĂ© d’un visage anth…

92

Ornement d’oreille
Lambayeque
[1100, 1400]
6.7 cm x 6.7 cm
Bijou (argent)
Ornement d’oreille droite Lam…

93

Bijou en or avec dieu Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Bijou (or)

94

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Bas relief
Aia-Paec, Le Decapiteur, reprĂ©s…

95

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Bijou (or)
Protector coxal con la represent…

96

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Bijou (or)
Este ornamento de oro representa…

97

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Cruche (poterie)
source
Esta vasija muestra el dios Ai A…

98

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
[-100, 600]
Bas relief
Divinidad Ai apaec, huaca Cao Vi…

99

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
[-100, 600]
Bas relief
Divinidad Ai apaec, huaca Cao Vi…

100

Ai-Apaec
Mochica
Bijou (or)
Adorno Sipan http://www.andeant…

101

Ai-Apaec
Chimú
[1100, 1470]
Bijou (argent)
Bijou en argent qui reprĂ©sente …

102

Guerrier
Mochica
[100, 800]
Bijou
Boucles d’oreilles au guerrier…

103

Dios de las varas Wari
Wari
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
Dios de las varas Wari "La deid…

104

Dios Wari (’Lanzon’)
Chavín
4m53 x ? x ?
StĂšle (pierre)
source
Ce gigantesque monolithe sculptĂ…

105

Pierre chavin
Chavín
-1200
48 cm x 33 cm x 7.5 cm
StĂšle (pierre)
source
Stone fragment of a stele depict…

106

Peruvian Wari Textile Panel, Lord / Mythological Being
Wari
[500, 1000]
11.4 cm x 7 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Wari / Huar…

107

fragment de gourde
Chavín
[-1000, -200]
Vaisselle
source
Plus ancienne reprĂ©sentation de…

108

Un ser de poder pintado en un ceramio de Wari (Morris y von Hagen 1993: 111).
Wari
Vaisselle (poterie)
source
Un ser de poder pintado en un ce…

109

Vase
Wari
Urne (poterie)
source
Los personajes frontales con bĂ…

110

Textile Wari
Wari
Textile (tissu)
source
Los afamados textiles hallados e…

111

Poncho trouvé à Ancon
---
Textile (tissu)
source
"On parle des ruines d’Ancon, …

112

MoitiĂ© de la piĂšce centrale d’un linceul.
---
Textile (tissu)
source
Probablement ancien rideau, trou…

113

linceul
Chancay
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires (rouge …

114

Inscriptions funéraires
Chancay
Textile (coton)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires (rouge …

115

Inscriptions funéraires
---
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

116

Inscriptions funéraires
---
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

117

linceul
Chancay
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

118

linceul
Chancay
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

119

linceul
---
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

120

linceul
---
Textile (tissu)
source
Inscriptions funĂ©raires trouvĂ©…

121

Vase tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
[600, 700]
27.9 cm x ? x ?
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Jar, straight-sided, decorated o…

123

Vase tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
Jarres (poterie)
source
Jarro tipo Tiwanaku B del valle …

124

Vase tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Vaso-kero Tiwanaku A del valle d…

125

Vase
---
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Vase avec le Dieu aux bĂątons, p…

126

Pétroglyphe
---
Pétroglyphe
source
El Señor de los BĂĄculos, picto…

127

Pétroglyphe
---
Pétroglyphe
source
El Señor de los BĂĄculos, picto…

128

Pétroglyphe
---
Pétroglyphe
source
Señor de los BĂĄculos, pictogli…

129

Textile
Paracas
[-1000, -800]
27.4 cm x 78.5 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Textil (B-545), 78,5 por 27,4 ce…

130

Staff god
Chimú
[1250, 1450]
Textile (tissu)
source
A textile found in an elite buri…

131

Bol
Pukara
Vaisselle (poterie)
Pucara-style bowl with Feline Ma…

132

Poncho
Wari
[780, 820]
1m16 x 58.5 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Los afamadostextiles hallados en…

133

Kero
Tiwanaku
[930, 980]
23.1 cm x ? x ?
Gobelet (poterie)
source
Keru de la colecciĂłn de Pariti.…

134

Ceinture
Chancay
-1200
2m45 x 10 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Belt with tessels in wooden tape…

135

Ceinture
Chancay
1400
63 cm x 98 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Altar cloth in wooden tapestry w…

136

Vetement
Chavín
[-1080, -980]
2m40 x 55 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Fragment of cotton cloth painted…

137

Ceinture
Chancay
1400
10.5 cm x 47 cm
Textile (laine)
source
Belt in woolen tapestry represen…

138

Ceinture
Chancay
1400
96 cm x 27 cm
Textile (laine)
source
Border in woolen tapestry with d…

139

Bordure
Chancay
1300
33 cm x 94 cm
Textile (tissu)
source
Border in woolen tapestry with a…

140

Habit
Inconnue
800
74 cm x 47 cm
Textile (coton)
source
Cotton cloth in open-space, and …

141

Tapisserie
Chimú
1200
76 cm x 30 cm
Textile (coton)
source
Fragment of cotton tapestry with…

142

Tapisserie
Mochica
400
18 cm x 25.5 cm
Textile (laine)
source
Fragment of woolen tapestry with…

143

Dentelle brodée
Chancay
1300
79 cm x 68 cm
Textile (coton)
source
Embroidered cotton lace with des…

144

Fragment de manteau avec personnage guerrier brodé
Paracas
[-800, 200]
Textile (coton)
source
Fragment of Paracas mantle with …

145

Tunique Wari
Wari
[700, 1200]
Textile (coton)
source
Ceremonial robe with stripes wor…

146

Fragment de manteau
Paracas
[-100, 200]
59 cm x 16 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Partie d’une bordure de grand …

147

Bande de vĂȘtement
Wari
[600, 900]
16 cm x 38.5 cm
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Bande de vĂȘtement provenant pro…

148

Textile
Chimú
Textile (tissu)
source
El tejido de lana y algodĂłn tan…

149

Fragment de vĂȘtement
Paracas
[-500, -300]
1m39 x 2m61
Textile (laine de camelide)
source
Mantle Fragment 5th–3rd centu…

150

Fragment de vĂȘtement
Chachapoya
[800, 1470]
Textile (tissu)
source
Los chachapoyas fueron tambiĂ©n …

151

Tapisserie
Tiwanaku
[200, 400]
Textile (laine de camelide)
Tapestry tunic Collection privĂ…

152

Tissus
Mochica
[500, 600]
Textile (laine)
source
Panel polĂ­cromo de tapiz ranura…

153

Vase
Lambayeque
[900, 1350]
Vase (poterie)
source
Vasija lambayeque medio descubie…

154

Vestido de una niña lambayeque
Mochica
[500, 600]
Textile (tissu)
source
Vestiodo encontrado en la tumba …

155

Señor de Sicån
SicĂĄn
[750, 1375]
Qero (or)
source
Copa de oro con base de sonaja d…

156

Fragmento de tejido ChavĂ­n pintado
Chavín
Textile (tissu)
source
Fragmento de tejido ChavĂ­n pint…

157

Vase
Wari
Vase (poterie)
source
El el facebook de Zadir Milla ht…

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