Unknown Central and South American
Armband

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Armband

Date800–1000

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions2 7/8 × 4 × 3 in. (7.3 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.888

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Arts of the Four Quarters, LTD, New York, before March 27, 1969][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, March 27, 1969–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Invoice from Alan Lapiner at Arts of the Four Quarters, LTD. dated March 27, 1969.
[2] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "JUL 69."

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