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Source Description
A favored Initial-style subject is a charming animal whose curly tail -- its most impressive feature -- may derive from a monkey’s. Its other traits vary considerably, causing it to be identified as everything from a dog to a duck. Initial-style gold ornaments represent Panama’s oldest metalwork. Since metal technologies appeared suddenly and fully developed in Panama, it is likely that they were introduced from the outside, probably from Colombia to the south.
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Document identity
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123038
label
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
123038
contentType
object
title
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
description
A favored Initial-style subject is a charming animal whose curly tail -- its most impressive feature -- may derive from a monkey’s. Its other traits vary considerably, causing it to be identified as everything from a dog to a duck. Initial-style gold ornaments represent Panama’s oldest metalwork. Since metal technologies appeared suddenly and fully developed in Panama, it is likely that they were introduced from the outside, probably from Colombia to the south.
date
100–800 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758706
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 1.8 x 4 x 2.7 cm (11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
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Panama, Initial style
accession
1943.288
Source extras
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gold
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Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 100–800 CE. Panama, Initial style. Gold; overall: 1.8 x 4 x 2.7 cm (11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.288
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "Pre-Columbian Pendants from Panama." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>30, no. 10 (December 1943): 149-152.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 150
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:19:58.653000
sourceId
123038
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Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
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gold
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1
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0
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photo
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