Pair of Cuffs
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Ancient Americans used gold primarily to make objects that adorned the head, neck, and upper torso. Headresses, pectorals, pendants, and ornaments for ear and nose are the most common forms; those for arms, hands, and legs number only a few. Pairs of gold cuffs for arms, and occasionally those for ankles, have been found in Isthmian and Colombian tombs. Arm cuffs - some cover the full length of the lower arm - are plain or embellished with a variety of repoussée patterns that are worked the length of the cuff on both sides of the opening.
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