Unknown Central and South American
Mask

CultureChancay
Titles
  • Mask
Date1100–1530 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood, paint, hair, and natural fibers
Dimensions12 × 7 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (30.5 × 18.7 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.997
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.997

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front of object
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