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Sturdy and suitable for wearing
originally set with bone or wood inlays on both sides
guaranteed the survival of the deceased's name for all eternity
otherwise the vessel is intact and in very good condition
Provenance: Private collection of Mr and Mrs Broukal
An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold Sturdy and suitable for wearingDisembodied human heads are ubiquitous in the Pre Columbian iconography of Costa Rica and neighboring areas of Panama. Accounts make it clear that indigenous peoples practiced taking and displaying human heads as trophies. In this volcanic stone example, the closed eyes and slack mouth suggest death, while the close fitting cap of geometric design may be of fiber as the form suggests twisted cords or a rattan like material. It was thought that taking
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