Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design

Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design

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Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumHammered and cut gold
Dimensions3 1/16 × 4 7/8 in. (7.8 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1249
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably [André Emmerich (1924–2007), New York, before May 1971] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May, 1971–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAY 71," Andre Emmerich Photo Cat. No. YE175.

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