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Crested Bird
Culture Jama-Coaque500 B.C. - 1530
Museo Casa del Alabado
Quito, Ecuador
The shape of the base of the object and the complete perforation are evidence of its function. It is a "hook" that supports the dart that is laid along the shaft of the dart thrower in order to be propelled into the air. Birds, characterized by excellent vision and unsurpassed flight, are most appropiate guardiand for dart throwers.
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Details
- Title: Crested Bird
- Creator: Culture Jama-Coaque
- Creator Lifespan: -500 - 1530
- Creator Nationality: Ecuador
- Creator Death Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Creator Birth Place: Manabi, Esmeraldas and Santa Elena. Ecuadorian North Coast
- Date: 500 B.C. - 1530
- Provenance: Ecuadorian North Coast, Ecuadorian North Coast
- Physical Dimensions: w5.6 x h3.5 cm
- Culture: Jama-Coaque
- Type: Carving
- Rights: Museo Casa del Alabado. Inventoried by National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Ecuador (INPC), Museo Casa del Alabado
- External Link: http://alabado.org/
- Medium: Spondylus
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