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Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos

Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos

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Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos
Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • 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
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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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Poporo Representing a Gourd Form
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Unknown Central and South American
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.856
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman with Tattoos
Unknown Central and South American
Poporo Representing a Male Shaman with Tattoos
1–800 AD
Gold
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Poporo in the Form of a Seated Shaman
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Poporo in the Form of a Seated Shaman
1–800 AD
Gold
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Unknown Central and South American
Gourd Shaped Poporo
1–1600 AD
Gold
2010.850
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Poporo in the figure of a Seated Female
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.857
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
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650–900 AD
Wood inlaid with shell
2010.847
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
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600–1600 AD
Earthenware with slip
2010.295
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Figure
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1003
Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bat
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bat
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1027
Unknown Central and South American