pendant
- Museum number
- Am,+.5803
- Description
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Pendant in the form of a human-headed bird with outstreched wings and tail made of tumbaga by lost-wax casting. The surface is gold-enriched. The head is square and has two pairs of feathers at the top, spiral ears and a spiral nose-ornament.
- Production date
- 900-1600
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.80 centimetres
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Width: 5.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- These pendants, common in the Popayan area, probably alluded to the shamanic flight.
- Location
- On display (G24/dc7)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1996, London, Museum of Mankind (Room 1), 'Gilded Image'
2013 Oct 17 - 2014 Mar 23. BM, 'Beyond El Dorado: Power and Gold in Ancient Colombia'
- Acquisition date
- 1892
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am,+.5803
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am1892C2.5803 (old CDMS no.)
