Unknown Central and South American
Bird

Bird

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Bird
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (6 × 14.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4365
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4365

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