Unknown Central and South American
Headband with Geometric Pattern

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Headband with Geometric Pattern
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumTextile with feathers, shell, turquoise, stone, and quartz
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (2.8 × 28.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.381
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.381

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