Pendant with Human Figure and Snakes

Colima culture, Pre-Columbian

200 BC - AD 100

Titles Pendant with Human Figure and Snakes (Descriptive)
Artist Colima culture, Mexico, 200 BC – AD 100
Medium shell
Credit Line Gift of Rita Judge Smith, 2001.115
Object Name pendant
Classification Jewelry

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Mold made pendant in the form of a male figure

Bowl, Mexico, Pre-Columbian, earthenware

Burnished earthenware bird whistle of brownish clay under chocolate slip; bird has appliquéd human features (eyes, nose, ears, mouth) and curved arms which rest on abdomen; appliquéd hat is on top of head. Figure balances on two front legs, and hollow, cylindrical tail, which is open at the end. Four holes are on either side of bird's back, and a large opening is on the underside of the figure.

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