Mask Ornament

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mask Ornament

Date
c. 700–1550
Medium
hammered and cut gold
Culture
Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century
Department
Art of the Americas
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
127774

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Panning for gold was viewed as a sacred activity among the ancient inhabitants of Costa Rica and Panama.

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Credit line
The Norweb Collection
Provenance
?-1950: Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1950: The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  • Representative object from the topic Pre-Columbian Body Adornment
    Pre-Columbian Body Adornment

    These objects are personal ornaments and jewelry worn by ancient Mesoamerican and Andean cultures, including ear ornaments, nose ornaments, plaques, and costume decorations made from precious metals, stone, shell, and ce

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