Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant” now? The Cleveland Museum of Art, 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region, Cleveland. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
A favored Initial-style subject is a charming animal whose curly tail-its most impressive feature-may derive from a monkey's. Its other traits vary considerably, causing it to be identified as everything from a dog to a duck.
Initial-style gold ornaments represent Panama's oldest metalwork. Since metal technologies appeared suddenly and fully developed in Panama, it is likely that they were introduced from the outside, probably from Colombia to the south.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1948.15
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
