Figure of a Male Chewing Coca

Figure of a Male Chewing Coca

Public Domain

Figure of a Male Chewing Coca
CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
  • Figure of a Male Chewing Coca
Date1200–1532 AD
Possible placeEcuador
Possible placeChile
Possible placeBolivia
Possible placePeru
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 5/8 × 3/4 in. (3.1 × 1.6 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.940
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by around July 1970–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #5, near slide dated "JUL 70."

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