Jade Amulet 0006

Mask Amulet

This particular hand carved, Pre-Columbian replicated jade mask amulet represents the visage of a shaman or chieftain, or possibly his mask, with a crown of crocodile heads. The crocodile,  a venerated animal found within the many waterways in and around the jade producing region of Guanacaste, Costa Rica and the northern plains of the Atlantic watershed.

• Size: 1 1/2″ (4 cm)
• Central American jadeite
• 500 BC – 800 AD