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Shaman effigy pendant
Coclé or Darién
A.D. 700–1550
Object Place: Coclé or Darién Province, Panama
Medium/Technique
Gold alloy
Dimensions
8.89 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine C. Lastavica in memory of Thomas and Rosamond Barbour, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, III and Catherine Coolidge
Accession Number1985.900
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionCast gold pendant rendering a human male figure with long tail resembling that of a crocodile. The figure grasps a rod in front of his chest to which are attached two small rings for the suspension of now-lost adornments.
ProvenanceDescended in the Coolidge Family, Massachusetts; to Catherine Coolidge Lastavica in 1958; lent to MFA January 11, 1983; to MFA, December 1985, gift of Catherine Coolidge Lastavica.