Unknown Central and South American
Parrot

Parrot

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Parrot
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood, silver, and gold
Dimensions2 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 7/8 inches

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.963
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot # 26 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 20, 1989);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.963

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