CultureChimú
Titles
- Scepter
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood, shells, wool, resin, and cotton twine
Dimensions9 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (22.9 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1157
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1988 [Glassell Album 11, slide dated "NOV 1988"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1157
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650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1935–1962
Wood, shells, hair, tusks, clay, plant fiber, and paint
62.33
1925–1950
Plant fiber, plastic discs, mussel shells, cowry shells, hornbill skull, and cotton cloth
90.501
1880–1930
Wood, cowry shells, plant fiber, horn, and iron
91.1437
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1870–1900
Wood, cowrie shells, and pigment
2011.1028