Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments

CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments
Date800–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 5/16 × 13/16 × 3/4 in. (3.3 × 2.1 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4242.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September, 1971–2002 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Album #7, precedes slide dated "SEP 71."

[2] Glassell Inventory.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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