Unknown Central and South American
Funeral Procession Attendant

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Funeral Procession Attendant
  • Figure
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru , South America
MediumWood, shell, stone, and red pigment
Dimensions22 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (55.9 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1149
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #26 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 19, 1990);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1149

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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shell, stone, and red pigment
2001.1151
Funeral Procession Attendant
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, shell, stone, and red pigment
2001.1152
Female Figure with Cloak
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1450–1532 AD
Cast silver and woven camelid wool
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looking right
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
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Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1286
Mummy Bundle Head
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Woven cotten, camelid wool, wood, paint, feathers, hair, and copper
2001.1003
Mummy Bundle Head
Unknown Central and South American
800–1450 AD
Wood, wool, cotton, raffia, hair, and paint
2010.449
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Textile, feathers, gold, and copper
2010.450
Face Mask
Unknown Central and South American
1–1600
Gold
2001.1288
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood and shell
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Pair of Inlaid Star-shaped Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, and turquoise
2010.327.1,.2
Pair of Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, gourd, shell, and stone
2001.1159.1,.2