One gilded disc with two suspension holes near rim. Flat, thin, round disc with a round central protrusion, surrounded by a repousse band of four profile heads with two tassels each. Some corrossion, but most of the surface appears to be scraped clean.

The pigment is blue-green.

Group of five gilded discs (parts a-e) with two suspension holes near rim. Corroded and worn. a) Flat, thin and round body with a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of seven profile heads with two tassels. b) Flat, thin and round body with a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of five profile heads with two tassels. c) Flat, thin and round body with a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of six profile heads with two tassels. Slighlty cracked. d) Flat, thin and round body with a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of seven profile heads with two tassels. Feather impression in patina. e) Flat, thin and round body with a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of six profile heads with two tassels.

Group of four gilded discs (a-d) with two suspension holes near rim. Each is flat and thin with a round body. Body has a central protrusion surrounded by a repousse band of four profile heads with two tassels. Corroded and worn. Part d also has minor cracks.

Important Panamanian chiefs were buried with embossed gold plaques, symbols of power and status. Gold plaques with depictions of mythical beings were also worn by leaders to enhance their power and connect them to the supernatural world. This plaque has eight small holes, probably used to attach the ornament to clothing. The human face has the snarling, fanged mouth of a feline, suggesting his transformation into a supernatural being.

Museum Expedition 1931, Museum Collection Fund

Frank L. Babbott Fund

Large bi-disk. Disk is thin and flat, with a sustained thickness of material throughout. It is circular but for a large chip out of one side. A large round hole has been carved out of the centre. The disk is undecorated. Its colour is mottled light and medium grey with veins and specks of dark grey.

Small round jade disk, very thin and flat, made of brown-green jade with darker brown specks and veins. A round hole has been cut through the centre of the piece, with a thin slit leading from it to the outer perimeter. The face of the disk is partially carved with a series of intersecting, curved lines.