Unknown Central and South American
Figure

Figure

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Figure
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 × 2 × 1 5/8 in. (27 × 5.1 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1311
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1311

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Twelve Round Plaques
Unknown Central and South American
Twelve Round Plaques
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1266.1-.12
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Figure of a Male
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with mother of pearl and spondylus shell
2010.909
Vase with Presentation Scene
Unknown Central and South American
Vase with Presentation Scene
600–900 AD
Earthenware with slip
2008.478
Royal Feather Ensemble
Unknown Central and South American
Royal Feather Ensemble
1100–1450 AD
Feathers and textile
99.482.1,.2
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1228
Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Figure of a Male
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with mother of pearl and spondylus shell
2010.910
Seated Male Effigy Whistle
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Male Effigy Whistle
600–900 AD
Earthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
2014.80
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Lime Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Lime Dipper
1000 BC–1400 AD
Gold
2001.840
Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, cotton cloth, and string
2004.2517
Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.884