Warrior Shaman Holding a Spear and a Shield

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Warrior Shaman Holding a Spear and a Shield
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Warrior Shaman Holding a Spear and a Shield
  • Figural Pendant
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 5/8 in. (6.4 × 3.5 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1041
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by June 2, 1999 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes purchase on June 2, 1999.

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