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Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Mask Ornament

c. 700–1550

Southern Costa Rica, , Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century

(Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region)
hammered and cut gold
Overall: 11.9 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1950.417
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Panning for gold was viewed as a sacred activity among the ancient inhabitants of Costa Rica and Panama.
  • ?-1950
    Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1950
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Stone, Doris. Orfebreria pre-colombina: exhibición de la torre de oro. 1951. pp. 10, 13
    Molina de Lines, María, and Jorge A. Lines. Costa Rica: monumentos históricos y arqueológicos [por] María Molina de Lines y Jorge A. Lines. 1967.
  • Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).
    Treasures of Peruvian Gold, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).
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