Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament of a Bird

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Public Domain

Headdress Ornament of a Bird
Artist
CultureParacas
Titles
  • Headdress Ornament of a Bird
Datec. 900–100 BC
PlacePeru , South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 × 10 1/4 in. (10.2 × 26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.894
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, before April 27, 1997] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by April 27, 1997—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on April 27, 1997, purchased from David Bernstein.

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