Chest ornament/Pectoral with anthropomorphic design
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Gran Coclé Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller agent
- Philip L. Dade, Non-Indian, 1908-1976
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source through Philip L. Dade (1908-1976, Chief of the Panama Canal Zone Civil Defense Unit and amateur archeologist) in 1963
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- Date created
- AD 500-1300
- Catalog Number
- 23/3535
- Barcode
- 233535.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Chest ornament/Pectoral with anthropomorphic design
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Hammered, repoussé
- Dimensions
- 10.6 x 11 cm
- Place
- Coclé; Penonomé District; Coclé Province; Panama
- See related items
- Gran Coclé Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_248841
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e2e85155-04f8-452a-9825-79f300808e10
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