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Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

Nose Ornament
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
  • Nose Ornament with Star Finials
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador
PlaceColombia
MediumGold-copper alloy (tumbaga)
DimensionsWidth: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.551
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M 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 1972–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 8, precedes slide dated "FEB 72".
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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