Bell Pendant

800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest)

1.3 cm 2 cm 1 cm

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Bells played an important role in ritual activities, costume decoration, and burial offerings. This oval bell has an opening at the bottom and a loop attached at the top.

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[Found at a graveyard between Divalá (a village on the outskirts of settled Panama, thirty miles west of David in the province of Chiriqui) and Costa Rica, Spring 1909]; purchased [1] by Tiffany & Co. New York, 1910; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] from ""Indians,"" see December 29, 1910 correspondance from Tiffany & Co. to Henry Walters
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