Unknown Central and South American
Avian Hacha

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureClassic Veracruz

Titles

Avian Hacha

Date700–900

PlaceVeracruz, Mexico

MediumStone

Dimensions7 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (19.1 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll

Object number2018.418

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

205M Wiess Gallery

On view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

STONE CARVING, SHELL & IVORY

Provenance[André Emmerich Gallery, New York, by 1967] [1] [2]; purchased by John Hauberg, Jr. (1917–2002), Seattle, WA, 1967–c. 1978 [3]; Merill C. Rueppel (1926–2011), Boston and Needham, MA, c. 1978–1979 [3]; purchased by Rosalie Taubman, Dallas, 1979–2018; sold through [Shango Galleries, Dallas]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, November 28, 2018; given to MFAH, 2018.

[1] Invoice dated 11/1/1967.
[2] André Emmerich, "Gods and Men in Pre-Columbian Art: A Special Exhibition, October 6 through November 25, 1967" (New York: André Emmerich Inc., 1967), Fig. 54.
[3] Invoice dated 1/10/1979.
Exhibition History"Gods and Men in Pre-Columbian Art," André Emmerich Gallery, New York, October 6–November 25, 1967.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

N/A

There are two collection stickers on the bottom. One is "V-23.." with the end torn away. It is likely that this is the André Emmerich sticker. Emmerich numbered the object as "V-233" according to the invoice from when he sold it in 1967. The other sticker is "MX 33," an unknown collection number.

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