Unknown Central and South American
Harpoon Point

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Harpoon Point
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (18.4 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1083
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, until 2011]; given to MFAH, 2011.

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Headband
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Headband
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2001.907
Headband
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Headband
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2001.908
Headband
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Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.902
Crown
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Crown
1–800
Gold
2001.1015
Crown
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Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Funerary Mask
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Funerary Mask
1100–1450 AD
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2001.1056
Scepter
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Scepter
1100–1450 AD
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2001.1157
Dipper
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Dipper
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.841
front of object
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Four-Cornered Hat
500–800 AD
Woven dyed fibers
2001.999
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Mask with Goggle-Eyes
300–600 AD
Stone
87.77