Toucan Finial

Toucan Finial

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Toucan Finial
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (5.7 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.968
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's New York, May 2, 1990, lot #42);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.968

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Toucan Finial
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967
Toucan Staff Top
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
front of object
Head Finial
800-1375 AD
Gold
2001.1061
front of object
Deity Head Effigy Finial
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.1064
front of objects
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Bird on Shell
Bird on Shell
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.964
Miniature collar
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Headdress
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
overall view of object
Pendant Lime Containter (poporo)
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1049
front of object
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.856
Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855
Group of Parrot Figurines
Group of Parrot Figurines
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.969.1-.20