Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureCalima

Titles

Headdress Ornament

Date200 BC–1300 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions10 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 11/16 in. (26 × 23.2 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.375

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[André Emmerich, Inc., New York] [1]; private collection, until 1988 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 21, 1988, lot 51]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1988–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

[2] Glassell Album #11.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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