sliderarrowCloseMenushare_facebookshare_instagramshare_xshare_linkedinshare_threadsshare_shareshare_tranditionalshare_calendarshare_emailicon_threadsconnect_facebookconnect_instagramconnect_xconnect_youtubeconnect_atbtn_arrowhamburger-x
Skip to main content
Menu Collections

Spoon with a Finial in the Form of a Feline Head

front of object

Public Domain

Spoon with a Finial in the Form of a Feline Head
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Spoon with a Finial in the Form of a Feline Head
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 4 in. (1.8 × 4.1 × 10.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1105
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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

Axe-head with a Human Head
Unknown Central and South American
Axe-head with a Human Head
100–800 AD
Copper with turquoise inlays
2010.1113
Spoon
Unknown Central and South American
Spoon
1000 BC–1600 AD
Stone
2002.4356
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–900 AD
Bone
2002.4448
Awl
Unknown Central and South American
Awl
650–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4452
Spatula
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula
650–1450
Bone
2002.4451
Scepter with Llama Head Finial
Unknown Central and South American
Scepter with Llama Head Finial
800–1450 AD
Bone and paint
2010.1179
Scale Weight Carved with Four Figures
Unknown Central and South American
Scale Weight Carved with Four Figures
1100–1450 AD
Stone
2002.4374
Fish sinker with shell lure
Unknown Central and South American
Fish sinker with shell lure
1200–1532 AD
Stone, shell, and string
2004.2439
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
800–1375 AD
Wood, red pigment, resin, and stone
2001.1137
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
Unknown Central and South American
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
700–1000 AD
Bone
2002.4435
Bird-shaped Spoon
Unknown Central and South American
Bird-shaped Spoon
1000 BC–1600 AD
wood
2002.4361
Unknown Central and South American