Pendant of a Shaman Transformed into a Toucan

Pendant of a Shaman Transformed into a Toucan

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Pendant of a Shaman Transformed into a Toucan
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pendant of a Shaman Transformed into a Toucan
  • Avian Pendant
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 in. (8.3 × 6.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1027
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least April 4, 1988–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on April 4, 1988.

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500–1550 AD
Gold
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500–1500 AD
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300 BC–300 AD
Gold
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300 BC–300 AD
Gold
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1–800
Cast gold
2001.1042
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1–800 AD
Gold
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500–900 AD
Gold
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
Toucan Finial
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500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967