Headdress Ornament

Headdress Ornament

Public Domain

Headdress Ornament
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Headdress Ornament
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions9 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (25.1 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.893
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, before August 31, 1998 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by August 31, 1998—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on August 31, 1998, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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front of object
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.849
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.897
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.895
Plumed Headdress Ornament
Plumed Headdress Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.891
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.843
Headdress ornament
Headdress ornament
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.845
front of object
Headdress Ornament of a Bird
c. 900–100 BC
Gold
2001.894
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.892
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
c. 300
Gold
2002.4225
front view of object
Headdress with Deity
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.842
Headdress with Deity Effigy
Headdress with Deity Effigy
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.848
Shaman Pendant with Elaborate Headdress
Shaman Pendant with Elaborate Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Cast, hammered, and cut gold
2001.1029