Awl

Awl

Public Domain

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Awl
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 1/2 in. (5.9 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1107
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePurchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1970–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 6, slide dated "NOV 70."

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