Unknown Central and South American
Border with Depictions of Human Figures

Border with Depictions of Human Figures

Public Domain

Border with Depictions of Human Figures
Artist
CultureParacas
Titles
  • Border with Depictions of Human Figures
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumTextile
DimensionsOverall: 50 3/8 in. (128 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1076
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[John Wise (1902–1981), Dallas]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September, 1970–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.



[1] Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70."

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