id:			118479
accession number:	1939.514
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.514
updated:		2023-03-25 11:14:23.403000

Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, 1–800. Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style, 5th-10th Century. Cast gold; overall: 5 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.514

title:				Animal-Headed Figure Pendant
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creation date:			1–800
creation date earliest:		1
creation date latest:		800
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style, 5th-10th Century
technique:	cast gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 5 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Americas
	opening date:   1945-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Americas</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

	title:		Shamanism
	opening date:   2022-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>Shamanism</i>. Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago, Chile (organizer) (December 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) https://museo.precolombino.cl/2022/12/12/chamanismo-visiones-fuera-del-tiempo-la-nueva-exposicion-del-museo-chileno-de-arte-precolombino/.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 19- April 11, 1943.  "Art of the Americas."

* Toledo, OH: Toledo Museum of Art;  January 1944. "The Ancient Art of the North American&#9;Continent."

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23- April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The same creature, nasty but precious, appears in both pendants (1939.515). Human in its posture and arms, its head is that of an animal with a long, toothy snout. It holds batons to its mouth, and whiskers or ears flare from the sides of the head. The little headdress domes are mystifying; they have been described as mushrooms, gourds, and ceramic vessels, among other things.
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