sinú The confederation of Senues, whose chieftain was Fincenu, occupied the region between the river drainages of the Sinu, San Jorge and Nechi, an extensive Caribbean plain. Working the wide gold deposits for the manufacture of gold pieces made these the principal product of the region. Early chroniclers made lively descriptions of this culture because of the interest aroused by the Cenu cemetery, a shrine bounded by artificial mounds, where wooden idols covered in sheet gold were worshipped, and where a thousand indians could gather to bury their dead, each with rich funerary offerings. They were famous for their goldwork; most outstanding being the fan shaped ear pieces, in cast filigree and the ceremonial staff ends in the form of well made eagle heads, reptiles and jaguars. According to the chroniclers, their goldwork was much admired by neighbouring tribes.