Pair of Loom Posts with Carved Figure Finials

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Pair of Loom Posts with Carved Figure Finials

Date1100–1450 AD

PlacePeru

MediumWood

Dimensions2010.1095: 41 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (104.8 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
2010.1096: 41 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (104.8 × 7 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1095-2010.1096

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least c. May, 1988–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #11, near object bought at auction May, 1988.

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