Nose Ornament

Nose Ornament

Public Domain

CultureNariño
Titles
  • Nose Ornament
Date600–1600 Ad
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsWidth: 3 1/2 inches
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4227
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4227
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

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