Harpoon Point

front of object

Public Domain

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Harpoon Point
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (18.4 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1083
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, until 2011]; given to MFAH, 2011.

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Fishing Hook
Fishing Hook
6000–5000 BC
Bone
2011.1092
Incensario Stand with Seated Ruler
Incensario Stand with Seated Ruler
c. 600-1000
Earthenware with pigment
2022.681
Toucan Staff Top
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
Bird on Shell
Bird on Shell
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.964
Miniature collar
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Headdress
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
overall view of object
Pendant Lime Containter (poporo)
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1049
Four-Cornered Hat
Four-Cornered Hat
650–900 AD
Wool
2001.1000
front of object
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.856
Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855
Feather Headdress
Feather Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
Group of Parrot Figurines
Group of Parrot Figurines
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.969.1-.20