Tairona Winged Pendant Figure
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Tairona Winged Pendant Figure

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This Tairona gold pendant (900–1600) from Colombia depicts a human figure with stylized wings and a headdress, likely representing a shaman in transformation. Made with the lost-wax method , it demonstrates the technical mastery of Tairona metalworkers. Such pendants were worn in ritual contexts as emblems of authority, power, and spiritual protection.