Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird

Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird

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Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird
Date500–1500 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumCast and hammered gold
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 5 × 2 3/8 in. (16.5 × 12.7 × 6.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.1615
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by 2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Album #15.
[2] Glassell Inventory, inventory # precedes object described on January 4, 2001.

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