Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors

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Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Poporo with Feline Head and Figures of Human Warriors
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood inlaid with shell
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 3 × 3 1/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.847
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.847

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