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Bell Pendant of a Parrot
(Ancient Americas )
Bells played an important role in ritual activities, costume decoration, and burial offerings. This bell has a slot in the bottom, and a figure of a parrot on top. The loop for suspension is behind the parrot's body.
Provenance
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[Found at a graveyard between Divalá (a village on the outskirts of settled Panama, thirty miles west of David in the province of Chiriqui) and Costa Rica, Spring 1909]; purchased [1] by Tiffany & Co. New York, 1910; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] from "Indians," see December 29, 1910 correspondance from Tiffany & Co. to Henry Walters
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Gold of the Ancient Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Panama (Veraguas-Gran Chiriquí) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 1 × W: 5/8 × D: 9/16 in. (2.5 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.309