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)
.2: 16 3/4 × 2 in. diameter (42.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4332.1,.2
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4332.1
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1973
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73.182
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1900–1950
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62.43
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
