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Source Description
The kinds of birds represented in pendants of the isthmus are not clear, though the emphasis on spread wings and flight suggests birds that soar, such as eagles or hawks. In addition to their aerial agility, they are powerful birds of prey and, therefore, may have symbolized a warrior's or hunter's ferocity and skill. They were also often linked to the sun. Better understanding is difficult because the makers created no written records.
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Document identity
localId
123039
label
Bird Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
123039
contentType
object
title
Bird Pendant
description
The kinds of birds represented in pendants of the isthmus are not clear, though the emphasis on spread wings and flight suggests birds that soar, such as eagles or hawks. In addition to their aerial agility, they are powerful birds of prey and, therefore, may have symbolized a warrior's or hunter's ferocity and skill. They were also often linked to the sun. Better understanding is difficult because the makers created no written records.
date
c. 1000–1550
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779225
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5.6 x 6.5 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
cul
Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 10th-16th century
accession
1943.289
Source extras
tec
cast gold
tombstone
Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 5.6 x 6.5 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.289
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
citations
citation
Mitchell, Jan, and Julie Jones. The Art of Precolumbian Gold: The Jan Mitchell Collection. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1985.
page_number
110-111
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. Art of the Americas. [A Special Exhibition Held in the Museum from Nov. 8, 1945 Through Jan. 6, 1946. 1946.
page_number
p. 50
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
Reproduced: p. 146; Mentioned: p. 151
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:19:57.848000
sourceId
123039
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Intermediate Region
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cast gold
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1
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0
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photo
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