id:			127241
accession number:	1949.557
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.557
updated:		2025-02-09 01:29:27.053000

Bird-Man Pendant, c. 700–1550. Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole 1949.557

title:				Bird-Man Pendant
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creation date:			c. 700–1550
creation date earliest:		700
creation date latest:		1550
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of Roberta Holden Bole
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culture:	Western Panama, or Diquís, Costa Rica, Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí or Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century
technique:	cast and hammered gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 7.6 x 6.7 x 2 cm (3 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26, 1954-March 26, 1954. "Ancient Art of the Andes."', 'opening_date': '1954-01-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."', 'opening_date': '1966-02-23T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1949, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1949
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1949
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