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