Artist
Unknown North American
CultureCaddoan Mississippian
Titles
- Miniature Mask
Date1200–1350
PlaceSpiro Site, Oklahoma, United States
MediumRed cedar and shell
Dimensions2 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 in.
Credit LineThe McDannald Collection, gift of Arthur T. McDannald
Object number63.180
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History"The Collector's Legacy: The Founding Collections of the Houston Museum of Natural Science," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX
Mar 31 - Oct 7 1990 (LN: 90.17)
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Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
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900–1100 AD
Gold with traces of mercurial oxide and other deposits
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Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Hammered and cut gold with red pigment
2001.1056
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1950–1960
Plant fiber, paint, cassowary feathers, human hair, and shell
89.258
