Camelid Votive Container (Canopa)
CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
- Camelid Votive Container (Canopa)
Date1200–1532 AD
PlaceSouth America
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (6.2 × 7 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1145
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [ Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 82"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1145
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1161
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Stone
2001.1147.1-.3
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood, bone, and string
2002.4357.A-.C
