Poporo presenting a sitting naked chief holding a powerful anaconda snake. His face in a state of transformation from man to jaguar. This iconography symbolizes a concept of power of the chief with his clan. Tumbaga or low title gold, Taironas, Colombia, final period, 1200-1600 AD approx. 7 x 4 x 3.3 cm
Provenance: Besch, Cannes, Hôtel Martinez, auction of July 17, 2011, Lot n°251 of the catalogue.
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