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Source Description
Humans in Pre-Conquest Panamanian art may wear headdresses that associate them with animals to address a shamanistic context. Such images of male figures serving as pendants wear only necklaces, belts, and ear ornaments.
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Document identity
localId
3941
label
Pendant of Musician with Feather Headdress Playing an Instrument
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
3941
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant of Musician with Feather Headdress Playing an Instrument
description
Humans in Pre-Conquest Panamanian art may wear headdresses that associate them with animals to address a shamanistic context. Such images of male figures serving as pendants wear only necklaces, belts, and ear ornaments.
provenance
Tiffany & Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
800-1521 (Pre-Colombian)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.1
height
3.2
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/8 × W: 1 1/4 × D: 1 in. (6.1 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Gran Chiriquí
style
Gran Chiriqui
med
gold alloy
creator_ids
15521
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
1994
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no