Unknown Central and South American
Poporo

Poporo

Public Domain

Poporo
Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Poporo
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (15.8 × 6.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.854
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceMalcolm G. Delacorte, New York, by 1960; […]; [David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, by 1999]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by November 22, 1999–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes purchase on November 22, 1999.

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200–1600 AD
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Gourd Shaped Poporo
1–1600 AD
Gold
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1–800 AD
Gold
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as displayed in Glassell home, with AG.2018
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Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
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assembled
Unknown Central and South American
Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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1–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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1–800 AD
Gold
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Unknown Central and South American
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman with Tattoos
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.860
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Unknown Central and South American
Poporo in the Form of a Seated Shaman
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.863
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman
Unknown Central and South American
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.856