Known
as the “Inzá Mask”, this is probably an appliqué
ornament that was fastened to another object, perhaps a wooden
item. Protruding from the figure are the embossed jaws of a feline,
crowned by a type of diadem adorned with two symmetrical series
of figures in the shape of serpents.
Mask
Gold 150 A.D. - A.D. 900
Las Tapias, El Pedregal, Inzá, Cauca
8,7 x 12,8 cm
