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Harpoon Point

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
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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Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967
Miniature Seated Figure
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Miniature Seated Figure
100 BC–800 AD
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Funerary Mask
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Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
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2001.975
Tunic
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Tunic
1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
2001.970
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1272
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
800–1375 AD
Hammered, chased, and filigreed gold and turquoise inlay
2001.1072
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.859
Bird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Bird Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1229
Toucan Finial
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.968
Unknown Central and South American