COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1951.442
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CMA_.1951.442
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Costa Rican
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North American; Central American; Costa Rican
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Southern Costa Rica, (Diquís Region), Diquís Style
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Southern Costa Rica, (Diquís Region), Diquís Style
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Double Bird-Man Pendant with Monkey Heads
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Double Bird-Man Pendant with Monkey Heads
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1000-1500
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c. 1000-1500
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1000
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1000
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1500
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1500
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
cast and hammered gold
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cast and hammered gold
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
metalwork
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metalwork
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Southern Costa Rica, (Diquís Region), Diquís Style
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Southern Costa Rica, (Diquís Region), Diquís Style
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 7.15cm x 9.4cm
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Overall: 7.15cm x 9.4cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1951.442
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1951.442
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Gift of their daughter, Helen
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Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Gift of their daughter, Helen
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
In the centuries before the Spanish conquest, competition between chiefs for land and resources was keen. Predatory animals were natural symbols of a successful warrior's ferocity. This pendant portrays a large raptor, perhaps a harpy eagle, who has snatched a monkey from the trees, and now carries its head. Supernatural powers are suggested by the doubling of the bird's head and body, and the reptilian profiles that emanate from the heads. That the mythical creature symbolizes human aggression is evident in the form of the body (birds have no external genitals), and the trophy head theme. Human warriors are often portrayed holding trophy heads, which symbolized fruits or seeds, and thus agricultural abundance.
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In the centuries before the Spanish conquest, competition between chiefs for land and resources was keen. Predatory animals were natural symbols of a successful warrior's ferocity. This pendant portrays a large raptor, perhaps a harpy eagle, who has snatched a monkey from the trees, and now carries its head. Supernatural powers are suggested by the doubling of the bird's head and body, and the reptilian profiles that emanate from the heads. That the mythical creature symbolizes human aggression is evident in the form of the body (birds have no external genitals), and the trophy head theme. Human warriors are often portrayed holding trophy heads, which symbolized fruits or seeds, and thus agricultural abundance.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1951.442.tif
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CMA_.1951.442.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false