Unknown Central and South American
Gourd Shaped Poporo

Gourd Shaped Poporo

Public Domain

Artist
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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front of object
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