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Gift of Alastair B. Martin

Culture: Maya
Material: jade stone
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Gift of Adelaide Goan

Culture: Nasca, Paracas and Early Intermediate
Material: cotton textile and camelid fibre
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos

Culture: Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw
Material: wood and pigment
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Gift of Adelaide Goan

Culture: Paracas Necropolis, Early Intermediate and Early Horizon
Material: cotton textile and camelid fibre
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Material: clay
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Culture: She-we-na
Material: wood, cotton fabric and iron nail
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Material: gold
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Material: gold
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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In Costa Rica gold animal pendants were often worn by and buried with elite members of Chiriquí society. The eagle’s broad tail and outstretched wings may symbolize the animal’s ability to soar high into the sky and enter the supernatural realm. The spider’s legs end in human hands, which hold a double-headed snake. The abdomen, adorned with a bird and two crocodilian heads, is a bell that would have made a tinkling sound as the wearer moved. Depictions of predatory animals would have inspired awe and respect and provided the wearer with power and protection.

Material: gold
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Culture: Hopi Pueblo
Material: feather, wood and pigment
Holding Institution: Brooklyn Museum

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