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Chisel

Chisel

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima (probably)
Titles
  • Chisel
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (8.6 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.993
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, 2001, 2001.993

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Chisel
Unknown Central and South American
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.995
Chisel
Unknown Central and South American
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.994
Fish Hook
Unknown Central and South American
Fish Hook
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1104
Fish Hook
Unknown Central and South American
Fish Hook
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1103
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ceremonial Atlatl
650–900 AD
Wood, gold, copper, shell, and turquoise
2010.1102
Four Fish Hooks
Unknown Central and South American
Four Fish Hooks
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1102.1-.4
Five Fish Hooks
Unknown Central and South American
Five Fish Hooks
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1101.1-.5
side view of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Hand and Bird
1000–1470 AD
Painted wood and mother-of-pearl
2001.1138
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–900 AD
Bone
2002.4448
Pin or Tupu with Bird
Unknown Central and South American
Pin or Tupu with Bird
1200–1532 AD
Bone
2001.1373
Pin or Tupu with Bird
Unknown Central and South American
Pin or Tupu with Bird
1200–1532 AD
Bone
2001.1372
Unknown Central and South American