Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Loom Posts with Carved Figure Finials

Pair of Loom Posts with Carved Figure Finials

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pair of Loom Posts with Carved Figure Finials
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood
Dimensions2010.1095: 41 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (104.8 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
 2010.1096: 41 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (104.8 × 7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1095-2010.1096
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least c. May, 1988–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #11, near object bought at auction May, 1988.

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