Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial

Toucan Finial

Public Domain

Artist
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
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967
Toucan Staff Top
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Head Effigy Finial
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.1064
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Head Finial
800-1375 AD
Gold
2001.1061
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.907
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.908
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.902
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
1–800
Gold
2001.1015
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
1100–1450 AD
Hammered and cut gold with red pigment
2001.1056
Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Dipper
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.841