Of all the shaman’s incarnations, the bird is perhaps the most common among the present-day indigenous peoples of Colombia. Such a transformation is represented in this splendid pectoral. The figure depicted on it, with curved beak and wearing a grooved diadem, has animals with curled tails attached to both arms. These are interpreted as being the shaman’s assistants or helpers.
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