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Stick heads, gold or tumbaga decorations that were fitted to one end of a wooden rod, portray the greatest possible variety of Zenú region icons. This one depicts a needle alligator (Crocodylus acutus), a particularly abundant lizard in tropical waters.  
 
   
 
Stick heads
Gold
A.D. 120
Majagual
6.40 x 15.40 cm
   
 
    
   

 

 
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