Figural Pendant (work of art)
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This pendant was worn as an emblem of prestige and power. It portrays a fully animal-form eagle, which spreads its wings and extends its talons in an attack pose. Note the double-headed serpent emerging from the eagle’s head. Images such as these are thought to depict various stages of the transformation of a shaman, a religious practitioner with magical powers.
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Figural Pendant by Unknown Costa Rican Artist
Credit
Gift of Dr. Clifton F. Mountain and Mrs. Marilyn T. Mountain