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Awl

Awl

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari) or Chimú
Titles
  • Awl
Date650–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
Dimensions7 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (18.4 × 3.2 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4452
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 May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–900 AD
Bone
2002.4448
Spatula
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula
650–1450
Bone
2002.4451
Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Dipper
1100–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4450
Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Dipper
1100–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4446
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
Pin or Tupu with Bird
Unknown Central and South American
Pin or Tupu with Bird
1200–1532 AD
Bone
2001.1372
Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Dipper
1100–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4447
Weaving Implement
Unknown Central and South American
Weaving Implement
1100–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4543
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
Unknown Central and South American
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
700–1000 AD
Bone
2002.4435
Unknown Central and South American