Unknown Central and South American
Mask

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureCalima

Titles

Mask

Date300 BC–300 AD

MediumGold

Dimensions5 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2555

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Robert Duff (La Paz Ltd.), Cedar, Michigan, before January 12, 2003] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.