CultureChimú
Titles
- Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumFeathers, fibers, gold, wood
Dimensions.1: 16 1/8 × 2 in. diameter (41 × 5.1 cm)
.2: 16 3/4 × 2 in. diameter (42.5 × 5.1 cm)
.2: 16 3/4 × 2 in. diameter (42.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4332.1,.2
Non exposé
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4332.1
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650–1450 AD
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2001.1150
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650–900 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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2001.996
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650–900 AD
Wood, shells, and sodalite
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650–900 AD
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1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Gold
2001.872
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800–1450 AD
Wood, bone, and natural fibers
2001.1396.A-.D
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood with feathers, inlaid with shell and turquoise
2010.1092