Unknown Central and South American
Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureNariño

Titles

Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque

Date600–1600

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions4 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 3/8 in. (12.4 × 12.4 × 1.0 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2002.4279

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1993–2002 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory # precedes object purchased on November 22, 1993.
[2] Glassell Album # 13.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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