Pendant of a Male Shaman in Transformation

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Pendant of a Male Shaman in Transformation
CultureQuimbaya (probably)
Titles
  • Pendant of a Male Shaman in Transformation
  • Pendant in the shape of a Standing Shaman with Four Birds
Date1–800 AD
PlacePanama
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (26.7 × 8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.949
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably Frederick Lehmann, Ann Arbor, MI, before 2004 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 2004–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Robert Sonin report, December 5, 2004, addressed to Frederick Lehmann.

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