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Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo

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Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia or Ecuador
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (19.7 × 9.5 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.295
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
Provenance[Andre Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Dealer inventory number on the underside.

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