ID: 901002065 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002065	Record Type: Character/Person

	Staff God (Andean deity)

Note: Ancient god found in artifacts dating to as early as 2250 BCE. Often depicted with fangs, clawed feet, and holding a staff in each hand.

Names:

	Staff God (Andean deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
		........<General Amerindian iconography> (P)
		............<General Amerindian characters> (P)
		................Staff God (Andean deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	nationality is .... Native Andean
	.....(Native South American, Native American, The Americas, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Andes
	..... ULAN Candidate

	symbolic attribute is .... staff weapons
	.....(edged weapons, armaments, weapons, Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Staff God (Andean deity)
	................Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017) 303
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 22 May 2018
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_God#/media/File:D458-_d%C3%A9tail_de_la_porte_monolithe_de_tiaguanaco_-_liv3-ch13.png