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This figure evokes a swallowtailed kite, a bird with a forkedtail. Stepped patterns create an illusion of the form of the feathers of the wings, while the inverted openwork triangle refers to the concept of the positive and the negative.  
 
   
 
Pectoral
Oro
A.D. 600 - A.D.1700
Ipiales, Nariño
15,1 x 16,2 cm
  
 

   

 

 
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