Unknown Central and South American
Plume Ornament

Plume Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Plume Ornament
Date400–1100 AD
Possible placePeru, South America
Possible placeChile, South America
Possible placeBolivia, South America
MediumSilver
Dimensions7 × 5 1/4 × 1/2 in. (17.8 × 13.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2529
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, January 12, 2003, Lot 532] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory.

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front of object
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front of object
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