Figure of a Human

front of object

Public Domain

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Figure of a Human
Date1100–1400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood and feathers
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (13.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.908
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 around September 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, near slide dated "SEP 71."

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