Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque

Bird Effigy Ornamental Plaque

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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
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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