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CultureChimú
Titles
  • Miniature Loincloth
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumFeathers, spondylus shell, cotton, and metal
Dimensions11 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (29.2 × 21.6 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1172
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
210M Jones Galleries
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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, collected by 1930s [1]; by descent, private collection, Europe, before November 15, 1994 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1994, lot 31][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 15, 1994–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's auction catalog.

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1100–1450 AD
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front of object
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1100–1450 AD
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front of object
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1100–1450 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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