Nose Ornament

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CultureNariño

Titles

Nose Ornament
Nose Ornament with Dangles

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

PlaceEcuador, South America

MediumHammered and cut gold

Dimensions2 × 6 3/4 × 1/8 in. (5.1 × 17.1 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.912

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least December 1972—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #8, near slide dated "DEC 72."
Exhibition HistorySaid to be from Miraflores, Colombia [1].

[1] Glassell Inventory, c. 1999, states object is one of 65 found near Miraflores, Colombia.

"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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