Unknown Central and South American
Portion of a Tunic with Human Face Designs

Portion of a Tunic with Human Face Designs

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Portion of a Tunic with Human Face Designs
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Portion of a Tunic with Human Face Designs
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumCamelid fibers
DimensionsOverall: 20 9/16 × 8 3/8 in. (52.2 × 21.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1071
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
650–900 AD
Camelid fibers
2010.1072
Portion of a Tunic Textile
Unknown Central and South American
Portion of a Tunic Textile
100 BC–700 AD
Cotton and/or camelid wool
2010.1073
Female Figure
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Female Figure
800–1450 AD
Woven cotton, camelid wool, fibers, and sticks
2001.1002
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1450–1532 AD
Woven cotton and camelid wool
2001.1399
Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1450–1532 AD
Woven and dyed cotton and camelid wool
2001.1184
Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Flaring Staff Finials in the Form of Human Heads
1000–1470 AD
Feathers, fibers, gold, wood
2002.4332.1,.2
Mantle
Unknown Central and South American
Mantle
c. 900–200 BC
Camelid wool and cotton
2010.1075
Three Combs
Unknown Central and South American
Three Combs
800–1450 AD
Wood and camelid wool
2001.1393-2001.1395
Feather Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Feather Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, camelid hair, cotton cloth, plant fiber, reed splints, and string
2001.996
Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Mask
1100–1530 AD
Wood, paint, hair, and natural fibers
2001.997
Quill and Textile Plume
Unknown Central and South American
Quill and Textile Plume
1200–1532 AD
Natural fibers
2001.1007
Cinnabar Pouch
Unknown Central and South American
Cinnabar Pouch
1100–1450 AD
Animal hide, dyed fibers, silver, spondylus shell beads, cinnabar
2001.1134.A,.B