CultureChimú
Titles
- Headband with Birds and Feathers
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumCloth, feathers, mother of pearl, and string
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/16 × 22 9/16 in. (5.2 × 57.3 cm)
Overall (with strings outstretched): 37 1/2 in. wide (95.3 cm)
Overall (with strings outstretched): 37 1/2 in. wide (95.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4249
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4249
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1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
1910-1940
Wood, paint, feathers, leather, cloth, twigs, string
44.417
1910–1925
Wood, paint, feathers, cotton and wool cloth, felt, satin ribbon, leather, rawhide, paper, yucca strips, evergreen twigs, and string
44.423
1910–1925
Wood, paint, feathers, cotton and wool cloth, felt, satin ribbon, leather, rawhide, paper, yucca strips, evergreen twigs, and string
44.422
1910–1940
Painted wood, horsehair, hair, cloth, painted paper, feathers, leather, strings
44.455
1910–1925
Wood, paint, cow suede, sheepskin, wool cloth and yarn, unspun wool, cotton cloth, paper, yucca strips, nails, chicken feathers, sparrow feathers, horsehair, and string
44.459