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ID  961  -  Public access
Description :   Emerald pendant with conical perforation on both sides. It has also been filed down along its top edge to be adhered to another piece of copper representing a spider (see artifact with registration number 7640). In this composition the emerald represents the abdomen of the spider.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  962  -  Public access
Description :   Group of circular plaques. These plaques have different diameters and all of them have a light circular rim and four perforations each. These perforations have been made to allow it to be sewn to clothing. For this reason we call them shirt accessories. They were designed to give color and sparkle to garments.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  963  -  Public access
Description :   Ear adornments. They have two bodies joined by a short tube. At the ends there is a circular surface embossed with geometric and biomorphic designs. In the centre of the circular part, pointed conical bodies project outwards.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  964  -  Public access
Description :   Bell in the shape of a peccary head. Its mouth is semi-open and in it a small sphere (jinglet) of tumbaga can be seen.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  965  -  Public access
Description :   Bell with handle or grip.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  966  -  Public access
Description :   Pendants of a belt of teeth from various animals. In the photo they are accompanied by a sperm whale tooth figure with gold covers that was found next to them.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  967  -  Public access
Description :   Group of small cylindrical beads. They were probably part of a necklace.
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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ID  2755  -  Public access
Description :   Figure carved in sperm whale tooth in the shape of a feline with crocodile features and parts of its body covered with embossed gold sheets. Conte style. The animal´s body is adapted to the shape of the tooth in which it is carved so that both limbs, ending in five-finger claws, close slightly forward. The head is large, with a not very prominent snout, and short, wide ears with rounded margins. The nose is wide and flattened. The eyes are big and round. The mouth, threatening, shows teeth that are square and does not have fangs. A crest, composed of small triangles, runs along the centre of...
Individual´s funerary attire:  I01
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