Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the shape of a shaman transforming into a bird

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Ornament in the shape of a shaman transforming into a bird
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions7/8 × 7/8 × 1/2 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.658
Not on view

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ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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