Unknown Central and South American
Female Figure

CultureRimac
Titles
  • Female Figure
Date1000–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumReed and fiber
Dimensions9 7/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (25.1 × 6.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. in honor of Fayez Sarofim at "One Great Night in November, 2002"
Object number2002.3248.2
Not on view

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Provenance[The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, until 2002]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.

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