Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th - 16th century / c. 1000–1550
Bird Pendant
Bird Pendant
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Bird Pendant as metalwork (Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th - 16th century · c. 1000–1550).
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
In the Panama-Costa Rica region, gold ornaments were associated with political and religious authority.