$6,000.00
Culture: Guanacaste-Nicoya
Region: Costa Rica, Guanacaste Region
Date/Origin: Circa AD 500–1000
Type: Shamanic Figure
Material: Jade
Dimensions: 4 3/8 in.
Description: Carved jade anthropomorphic pendant depicting a standing figure with human body and avian head, representing a transformation figure. The stylized face with pronounced beak and incised features is characteristic of Guanacaste-Nicoya jade carving traditions. Such pendants were worn as elite adornment and are associated with shamanic transformation and the merging of human and animal realms.
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