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Bird of Prey with Small Animal in Beak

Culture Tairona
Title Bird of Prey with Small Animal in Beak
Date 1000–1500
Medium Manatee bone
Dimensions Object: 2 1/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.2 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)
Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (5.2 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 84.17.1

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Depicting a bird bent over a small animal in its beak this representation is characteristic of Tairona staff heads or finials of carved bone.


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"Bird of Prey with Small Animal in Beak | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=84.17.1