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Spatula

Spatula

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari) or Chimú
Titles
  • Spatula
Date650–1450
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
Dimensions6 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (15.2 × 3.2 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4451
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September 15, 1998–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object described on September 15, 1998.

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Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–900 AD
Bone
2002.4448
Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4452
Lime Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Fist
Unknown Central and South American
Lime Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Fist
100–800 AD
Bone inlaid with shell and turquoise
2010.419
Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
900–200 BC
Bone inlaid with shell and hematite
2010.1085
Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
900–200 BC
Bone
2010.1084
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula Surmounted by the Figure of a Bird Head
100 BC–700 AD
Bone inlaid with shell
2010.1314
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula
1200–1530 AD
Bone
2001.1139
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
Unknown Central and South American
Spoon with Depictions of Fish
1100–1450 AD
Bone and paint
2010.1099
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Spoon with a Finial in the Form of a Feline Head
650–900 AD
Stone
2010.1105
Axe-head with a Human Head
Unknown Central and South American
Axe-head with a Human Head
100–800 AD
Copper with turquoise inlays
2010.1113
Pin or Tupu with Bird
Unknown Central and South American
Pin or Tupu with Bird
1200–1532 AD
Bone
2001.1373
Unknown Central and South American