Unknown Central and South American
Plume

Plume

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari style
Titles
  • Plume
Datec. mid-20th century
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 2 1/16 in. (26.7 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4406
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 at least December 1967–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "DEC 67."

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