Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos

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CultureQuimbaya

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Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos
Poporo in the Form of a Female Shaman Figure

Date1–800 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.859

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Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceFrederick Lehmann, Ann Arbor, MI, before December 12, 2004 [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, after December 12, 2004–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Robert Sonin report addressed to Lehmann, dated December 12, 2004.

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