Unknown Central and South American
Pendant of a Male Shaman in Transformation

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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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