One of two shell bracelets from a group of six, with an owl head on each (death birds)
One of two shell bracelets from a group of six, with an owl head on each (death birds)

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One of two shell bracelets from a group of six, with an owl head on each (death birds),

ca. 1200–1000 BCE

Xochipala
2003-22

Information

Title
One of two shell bracelets from a group of six, with an owl head on each (death birds)
Dates

ca. 1200–1000 BCE

Medium
Shell
Dimensions
h. 2.3 cm., w. 8.3 cm., d. 2.3 cm. (7/8 x 3 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Forrest D. Colburn
Object Number
2003-22
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Guerrero

Period
Mesoamerican cultures, styles and periods
Type
bracelets (jewelry), shell
Materials
shell
Subject
iconography, birds

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