COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1998.3
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
South American; Pre-Columbian; Tairona
Creator Name-CRT:
Northern Colombia, Tairona Style, c. 1000-1550
Title:
Figurine Pendant
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1000-1550
Creation Start Date:
1000
Creation End Date:
1550
Materials and Techniques:
cast gold
Classification Term:
Metalwork
Style or Period:
Northern Colombia, Tairona Style, c. 1000-1550
Dimensions:
Overall: 6.2cm x 6.1cm x 2.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1998.3
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Context:
Stocky and pugnacious, this figurine probably represents a Tairona chief or warrior. Two bats hang in his headdress.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20020933.tif
Link To Source
Figurine Pendant
