Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant

Shaman Pendant

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Shaman Pendant
Artist
CultureTolima
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
  • "Jumping Jack" Figure
Date1–700 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1043
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995; sold by [Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1995, lot 41]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1995–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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