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Appliqué in the shape of a feline

Tierradentro, Upper Magdalena Region - Middle Period-200/900

Museo del Oro, Bogotá

Museo del Oro, Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia

Known as the “Inzá Mask”, this is probably an appliqué ornament that was fastened to another object, perhaps a wooden item. Protruding from the figure are the embossed jaws of a feline, crowned by a type of diadem adorned with two symmetrical series of figures in the shape of serpents. Have you seen the ears of the feline?

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  • Title: Appliqué in the shape of a feline
  • Creator: Tierradentro, Upper Magdalena Region - Middle Period
  • Creator Lifespan: -196/900
  • Creator Nationality: Colombia
  • Creator Death Place: Colombia
  • Creator Birth Place: Colombia
  • Date: -200/900
  • Physical Dimensions: w128 x h87 mm
  • Type: Goldwork
  • External Link: Cosmology and Symbolism room
  • Technique: Hammered and embossed gold
  • Finding: Colombia, Cauca, Inzá
  • Accession number: O07354
Museo del Oro, Bogotá

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