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This Chiriquí pendant features a deer head with a protruding tongue and antlers, while the rest of the body is more anthropomorphic with spiral earflares, a belt, leg ties, and outstretched, stylized arms.
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Title: Deer-Head Figure Pendant
Date: 800–1519 CE
Geography: Costa Rica, Burica Peninsula
Culture: Chiriquí
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 × W. 3 1/4 × D. 1 1/4 in. (10.8 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Credit Line: Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991
Object Number: 1991.419.3
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