CultureChimú
Titles
- Feather Headdress
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumFeathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
Dimensions34 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (88.3 × 26 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.996
Non exposé
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Object Type
[1] Sotheby's auction catalog.
[2] LA Times article on a travelling exhibition of the collection from June 19, 1989.
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
1925–1950
Plant fiber, pangolin skin, snake skin, elephant hair, glass buttons, glass beads, and feathers
90.500
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
Raffia, bamboo, other plant fibers, wood, paint, seeds, and feathers
73.182
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Plant fiber, mud, paint, and cassowary feathers
65.8
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
Sago spathes, cane, other plant fibers, paint, and feathers
62.43
1925–1950
Plant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
90.501
1825–1840
Sheet gold, sheet metal, cloth, feathers, leather, wood, and metal staples
97.908
