This
breastplate displays the basic form of a bird with wings outstretched
and with a forked tail. It is probably the depiction of some sort
of ritual. Four masked shamans appear in a squatting position
on the heads of four birds of prey, themselves perched on the
back of the larger bird.
Breastplate
Tumbaga A.D. 900 - A.D. 1600
Ciénaga, Magdalena
20,5 x 18,2 cm
