Unknown Central and South American
Lime Dipper with Hummingbird

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureChimú (probably)

Titles

Lime Dipper with Hummingbird

Date1000–1470 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold and turquoise

Dimensions3 3/8 × 1 11/16 × 5/16in. (8.6 × 4.3 × 0.8cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.959

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.959
Exhibition HistoryRituals of Euphoria: Coca in South America, Museum of Primitive Art, 3/6-9/8/1974

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