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Eagle effigy pendant
Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí
A.D. 900–1550
Object Place: Veraguas or Chiriquí Provinces, Panama
Medium/Technique
Gold and copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 10.5 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica
Accession Number1979.452
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionComposite avian-human male effigy pendant likely representing a shamanic or warrior transformation figure based on an eagle or similar raptorial bird. The torso is that of a human male whereas the head and arms/wings are those of a bird. A single ring at the back of the neck allows for suspension as a pendant.
ProvenanceDescended in the Coolidge Family, Massachusetts; to Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in 1958; to MFA, September 1979, gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica.