Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads

Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads

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Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumFeathers, fibers, gold, wood
Dimensions.1: 16 1/8 × 2 in. diameter (41 × 5.1 cm)
 .2: 16 3/4 × 2 in. diameter (42.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4332.1,.2
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1980's;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4332.1

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