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Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors

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Public Domain

Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood inlaid with shell
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 3 × 3 1/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.847
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. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.847

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Unknown Central and South American
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1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with spondylus shell and mother of pearl
2010.666
Ornament in the Form of a Feline Headed Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Feline Headed Deity
900–200 BC
Shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1224
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Unknown Central and South American
Handle with Figure of the Head of a Feline and a Seated Figure
650–900 AD
Wood inlaid with shell
2010.1104
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
Unknown Central and South American
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
2010.986
recto of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tray
550–1100 AD
Wood with inlaid stone, shell, and metal
2010.1120
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament of a Bird Holding a Human Head (one of a pair)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.2
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Unknown Central and South American
Ornament of a Bird Holding a Human Head (one of a pair)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.1
looking right
Unknown Central and South American
Lime Container with a Human-headed Feline
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Staff with Monkey Figures
1100–1450 AD
Wood with feathers, inlaid with shell and turquoise
2010.1092
Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
Necklace
500–800 AD
Shells, inlaid stones
2001.1309
Bowl
Unknown Central and South American
Bowl
1100–1450 AD
Gourd with inlaid turquoise and shell
2010.1458
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Unknown Central and South American
Figure of a Male
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with mother of pearl and spondylus shell
2010.910
Unknown Central and South American