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Bat-shaman effigy pendant
Chiriquí
A.D. 700–1550
Object Place: Chiriquí Province, Panama
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 4.5 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Wharton Wales Fund
Accession Number22.304
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionCast gold pendent representing an anthropomorphic bat shaman figure. What may be the being's tail emerges from its proper left side and arches above the head. Six spiral elements embellish this tail-like form. A single ring at the back of the neck allows for suspension on a string.
Provenance1922, sold by Walter Channing Wyman (b. 1850 - d. 1923), Chicago, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: February 2, 1922)
NOTE: Purchased as part of a group of 67 objects (MFA accession nos. 22.282 - 22.348) for $5000.
NOTE: Purchased as part of a group of 67 objects (MFA accession nos. 22.282 - 22.348) for $5000.