Unknown Central and South American
Awl

Awl

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari) or Chimú
Titles
  • Awl
Date650–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
Dimensions7 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (18.4 × 3.2 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4452
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 May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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