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These pendants combine physical characteristics of several birds, including double crests reminiscent of harpy eagles. Sometimes, these pendants functioned as bells: there are tiny clappers within the bulbous eyes of the two smaller eagles. One of the last kings of the Bribris of Costa Rica, Antonio Saldaña, was photographed around the turn of the century wearing a cluster of such pendants.
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Title: Eagle Pendant
Date: 800–1519 CE
Geography: Costa Rica; Costa Rica, Diquis Delta
Culture: Chiriquí
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 × W. 3 1/2 × D. 1 3/4 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: Metal-Ornaments
Credit Line: Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991
Object Number: 1991.419.7
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