Unknown Central and South American
Comb

Comb

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Comb
Date1200–1530 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumReed and Quill
Dimensions2 1/16 × 3 9/16 × 3/8 inches

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4360
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4360

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