Unknown Central and South American
Poporo in the figure of a Standing Male

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Public Domain

Poporo in the figure of a Standing Male
Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Poporo in the figure of a Standing Male
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 5/16 × 3 3/16 in. (21.1 × 8.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.858
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably Frederick Lehmann;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.858

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