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title: Tairona Pendant
author: Jastrow
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5364/tairona-pendant/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tairona Pendant

_Authored by Jastrow_

## Image File

[![Tairona Pendant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5364.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5364.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) pendant made by the Tairona people, representing a shaman holding two sceptres, wearing a large nasal ornament and headgear with two toucans. Lost-wax cast gold with false filigree decoration, 10th-15th century CE, Colombia. (Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jastrow. (2016, July 18). Tairona Pendant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5364/tairona-pendant/>
### Chicago
Jastrow. "Tairona Pendant." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5364/tairona-pendant/>.
### MLA
Jastrow. "Tairona Pendant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5364/tairona-pendant/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tairona_pendant_Louvre_70-2003-14-1.jpg) by [**Jastrow**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tairona_pendant_Louvre_70-2003-14-1.jpg). Submitted by [Prapti Panda](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/praptip20/ "User Page: Prapti Panda"), published on 18 July 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.