Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Tweezer Ornament
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 7/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 in. (11.3 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.851
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 November 1979—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #9, documents reorganization of display at home in November 1979.

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