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Bird effigy staff head
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Bird effigy staff head

A.D. 100–600
Object PlaceSucre and Cordoba Departments, Colombia
Medium/TechniqueGold alloy
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number23.449
On View
On view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceAccording to a note in the file: from a river burial, lower Cauca River Valley, in the vicinity of Medellín, Colombia. with Walter Channing Wyman, Chicago (?), by 1923; to MFA, October 1923, purchased as part of a group of 8 pieces for $650.00.
Male effigy cache figure
Male effigy cache figure
A.D. 1100–1550
Bird effigy staff head
Bird effigy staff head
A.D. 500–1550
Staff head
Staff head
A.D. 500–1550
Restricted
Male effigy cache figure
A.D. 1100–1550
RESTRICTED Group shot (L to R): 1975.65, 1975.39, 1975.76, 1975.37, 1975.38, 1975.67, 1975.51,…
Female with infant effigy cache figure
A.D. 1100–1550
Bird effigy
Bird effigy
A.D. 1100–1550
Snail effigy
Snail effigy
A.D. 600–1600
Seated female(?) effigy figure
Seated female(?) effigy figure
A.D. 1100–1550
Deer-headed serpent effigy
Deer-headed serpent effigy
A.D. 1100–1550
Deer-headed serpent effigy
Deer-headed serpent effigy
A.D. 1100–1550
Deer-headed serpent effigy
Deer-headed serpent effigy
A.D. 1100–1550
Eel or fish effigy
Eel or fish effigy
A.D. 1100–1550