Unknown Central and South American
Poporo in the form of a seated man wearing textiles

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Poporo in the form of a seated man wearing textiles
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Poporo in the form of a seated man wearing textiles
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.846
Not on view

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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, 2010.846

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front of object
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front of object
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