Unknown Central and South American
Spoon with Figure of a Bird

front of object

Public Domain

Spoon with Figure of a Bird
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Spoon with Figure of a Bird
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (18.1 × 5.8 × 3.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1093
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1979–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #9, slide dated "NOV 79".
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed sticker on underside: N-95

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