Ifugao Pinangpanga or Tribal Pendant with Goat Motif

One inch of gold, two curling horns, and a binding of red and black thread.

This pinangpanga, or tribal pendant with a goat motif, is Ifugao, from Baguio in the Philippines, in 18 karat gold. Among the Ifugao of the northern Philippine highlands, known for their rice terraces, gold pendants like this were worn as signs of wealth and social rank, and passed down as heirlooms. A smooth, rounded base spreads upward into two arms, each ending in a slender hook. Two openings pierce the center, one with a short slotted bar. Dark red and black thread wraps tightly around one arm. One inch high and one inch long.

Very small. Not at all shy.