#centralamericanart — Public Fediverse posts

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

For #WorldTapirDay :
#Tapir Pendant
Diquis, Costa Rica, c. 700-1400 CE
Gold, Length 2 in.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/116714411_a-diquis-gold-tapir-pendant-costa-rica-c-700-dallas-tx
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#ToucanTuesday :
Bell surmounted by a #toucan
Costa Rica, c. 800-1200 CE
Gold, L 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/african-oceanic-pre-columbian-art-n09502/lot.101.html
#BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#ToucanTuesday :
Bell surmounted by a #toucan
Costa Rica, c. 800-1200 CE
Gold, L 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/african-oceanic-pre-columbian-art-n09502/lot.101.html
#BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#ToucanTuesday :
Bell surmounted by a #toucan
Costa Rica, c. 800-1200 CE
Gold, L 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/african-oceanic-pre-columbian-art-n09502/lot.101.html
#BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#ToucanTuesday :
Bell surmounted by a #toucan
Costa Rica, c. 800-1200 CE
Gold, L 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/african-oceanic-pre-columbian-art-n09502/lot.101.html
#BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Pendant
Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, c. 1000–1550 CE
Cast gold 2 x 6.8 x 0.7 cm (13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
CMA 1963.250 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1963.250
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Pendant
Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, c. 1000–1550 CE
Cast gold 2 x 6.8 x 0.7 cm (13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
CMA 1963.250 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1963.250
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Dance Mask
K'iche' Maya Culture, Guatemala, c.1960
Wood, Pigment, Hair
Penn Museum (93-13-73)
“Maya masks retell origin stories, connecting humans & supernatural beings….Deer & jaguar masks are worn to perform an ancient deer hunt.”
#IndigenousArt
#CentralAmericanArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Effigy Ceremonial Metate
Costa Rica, Pacific Watershed, c.300-700
Volcanic stone
On display at New Orleans Museum of Art (81.338)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt

#InternationalJaguarDay :
#Jaguar Metate
Las Mercedes, Costa Rica, c.1000-1400
Volcanic stone (andesite)
On display at Brooklyn Museum (34.5088)
#CentralAmericanArt #IndigenousArt