Unknown Central and South American
Human Shaped Ornament with Dangles

front of object

Public Domain

Human Shaped Ornament with Dangles
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Human Shaped Ornament with Dangles
  • Shaman
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.3 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.892
Non exposé

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.892

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Bowl
Unknown Central and South American
Bowl
900–200 BC
Stone
2004.2532
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Monkey Ornament, one of four
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1379
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Monkey Ornament, one of four
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1382
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Monkey Ornament, one of four
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1381
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Monkey Ornament, one of four
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1380
Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1272.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Human Figure
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.903
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Human Figure
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.902
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Double-Faced Human Head Effigy Bead
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.904
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
Unknown Indonesian
Wutala, Ancestral Crown
15th–17th century
Gold
2004.2311