Bird pendant

Object Details

Collection History
Said to have been collected by Native people from local tombs and sold to a trader named Don Juan Lau Don; acquired by George C. Dissette (1873-1938, an attorney in Glenville, Ohio) by 1904; purchased by George Heye from George Dissette in 1906.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Chiriquí (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Seller
George C. Dissette, Non-Indian, 1873-1938
Previous owner
Don Juan Lau Don, Non-Indian
Date created
AD 900-1600
Object Name
Bird pendant
Media/Materials
Gold
Techniques
Cast
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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