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Bird effigy staff head
Zenú (Sinú)
early period
A.D. 100–600
Object Place: Sucre and Cordoba Departments, Colombia, Sinú, San Jorge, or Nechi River Basins
Medium/Technique
Gold alloy
Dimensions
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number23.449
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsRitual objects
DescriptionStaff head (finial) in the form of a water bird with long curved bill.
ProvenanceAccording to a note in the file: from a river burial, lower Cauca River Valley, in the vicinity of Medellín, Colombia. with Walter Channing Wyman, Chicago (?), by 1923; to MFA, October 1923, purchased as part of a group of 8 pieces for $650.00.