Gourd Shaped Poporo

Gourd Shaped Poporo

Public Domain

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Gourd Shaped Poporo
Date1–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 13/16 × 1 5/16 in. (7.1 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.850
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, 2010.850

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Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos
Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Holding Gourd Form Poporos
1–800 AD
Gold
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Poporo Representing a Gourd Form
Poporo Representing a Gourd Form
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.855
front of object
Gourd Shaped Bead
1–800
Gold
2010.269
Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Wearing a Skirt, Holding a Shell and a Poporo
Poporo Representing a Female Shaman Wearing a Skirt, Holding a Shell and a Poporo
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.861
front of object
Poporo
100–800 AD
Gold and silver
2010.849
Poporo Lid
Poporo Lid
200–1600 AD
Gold
2004.2481
Pair of Poporos in the Forms of Fruit or Ears of Corn
Pair of Poporos in the Forms of Fruit or Ears of Corn
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.851.1,.2
as displayed in Glassell home, with AG.2018
Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.852.A,.B
Poporo
Poporo
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.854
assembled
Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.853.A-.C
front of object
Poporo in the figure of a Standing Male
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.858
front of object
Poporo in the figure of a Seated Female
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.857