Plume Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureWari style
Titles
  • Plume Ornament
Datec. mid-20th century
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumGold
Dimensions12 15/16 × 1 1/16 in. (32.9 × 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.909
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

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

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