Pendant of Shaman Transforming into a Bat

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Pendant of Shaman Transforming into a Bat
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pendant of Shaman Transforming into a Bat
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1023
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "JAN 74."

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