Unknown Central and South American
Plumed Headdress Ornament

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Plumed Headdress Ornament
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions10 × 9 3/4 in. (25.4 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.891
Not on view

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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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