COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.1138
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MMA_.1979.206.1138
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Description:
Tropical Costa Rica is the habitat of an enormous number of bird species, many of which acquired symbolic dimensions in jade depictions. This pendant, made of a jadeite of great clarity, features a toucan. Yet its upright stance and folded arms indicate that the figure is anthropomorphic, implying perhaps that it is a masked or transformation figure. Adding to the complexity of the image is a trophy head where the figure's feet should be. Disembodied heads are frequent in Precolumbian Costa Rican art . This pendant is said to be from the Atlantic Watershed region, one of the two primary areas of jade use in ancient times. The other is the northwestern province of Guanacaste. Each area is generally associated with characteristic stylistic features in jade and other antiquities.
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Tropical Costa Rica is the habitat of an enormous number of bird species, many of which acquired symbolic dimensions in jade depictions. This pendant, made of a jadeite of great clarity, features a toucan. Yet its upright stance and folded arms indicate that the figure is anthropomorphic, implying perhaps that it is a masked or transformation figure. Adding to the complexity of the image is a trophy head where the figure's feet should be. Disembodied heads are frequent in Precolumbian Costa Rican art . This pendant is said to be from the Atlantic Watershed region, one of the two primary areas of jade use in ancient times. The other is the northwestern province of Guanacaste. Each area is generally associated with characteristic stylistic features in jade and other antiquities.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American
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North American; Native American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Atlantic Watershed
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Atlantic Watershed
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bird Pendant
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Bird Pendant
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
1st?5th century
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1st?5th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1
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1
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
499
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499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Jadeite
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Jadeite
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
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H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.206.1138
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1979.206.1138
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.206.1138.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.1138.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false