Flute in the Figure of a Standing Male

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Flute in the Figure of a Standing Male
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Flute in the Figure of a Standing Male
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia/Ecuador
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.407
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #122 in Arte Primitivo's Fine Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction, November 9,2005. Auction #33);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.407

(A similar piece sold at Sotheby's NY 11.11.2004 (lot 219)).

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