Unknown Central and South American
Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo

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Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Figure of a Seated Male with Coca Leaves in His Cheek. Possibly a poporo
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia or Ecuador
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (19.7 × 9.5 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.295
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, 2010.295

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