. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Practically nothing is known of the cultures which produced these fine jade objects in Costa Rica, but the tradition appears to be of great antiquity. Almost all of the jades were meant to be worn as pendants. This unusual double figure, drilled to be worn horizontally, shows a number of features typical of Costa Rican jade work. It is made of a white jadeitc commonly worked in the area. String sawing, a method which was highly developed in the northeastern part of the country, was used to cut out the open areas in the piece. The fl
. Ancient Mexico and Central America. Indian art; Indian art. Practically nothing is known of the cultures which produced these fine jade objects in Costa Rica, but the tradition appears to be of great antiquity. Almost all of the jades were meant to be worn as pendants. This unusual double figure, drilled to be worn horizontally, shows a number of features typical of Costa Rican jade work. It is made of a white jadeitc commonly worked in the area. String sawing, a method which was highly developed in the northeastern part of the country, was used to cut out the open areas in the piece. The flat, rec- tangular shape is a common form and the depiction of two human figures joined at the feet is unique to Costa Rica. The deep notch leaving "ears" on the top of the head is seen on both human and bird-form jades. The eyes are drilled and both nose and mouth are rendered in a single incised trapezoidal figure. The hands cross the body in a manner characteristic of such jades. Slonc pendaiu, two joined figures. Costa Rica. Height S'A inches. Gift of Mr. Ernest Erickson. 126. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Museum of Natural History; Boltin, Lee; Meyer, Alfred P. , 1935-. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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