Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Hand and Bird

side view of object

Public Domain

Mirror with Hand and Bird
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Mirror with Hand and Bird
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumPainted wood and mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 11 9/16 × 4 1/4 × 2 5/16 in. (29.4 × 10.8 × 5.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1138
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Purchased from Sotheby's, NYC, 5/14/1996, lot #9);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1138

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Container
Unknown Central and South American
Container
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood and mother-of-pearl inlays
2002.4411.A,.B
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
800–1375 AD
Wood, red pigment, resin, and pyrite
2001.1137
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Bird-shaped Spoon
Unknown Central and South American
Bird-shaped Spoon
1000 BC–1600 AD
wood
2002.4361
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.3
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.2
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1284
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.1
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Late Horizon Spoon with Bird
1200–1500 AD
Bone
2001.1140
Spoon Surmounted by a Figure of a Bird
Unknown Central and South American
Spoon Surmounted by a Figure of a Bird
900 BC–1600 AD
Bone
2010.1117
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula Surmounted by the Figure of a Bird Head
100 BC–700 AD
Bone inlaid with shell
2010.1314
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Scale Balance with Birds
c. 400–800 AD
Bone
2001.1141