Bead Assembly

Bead Assembly

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Bead Assembly
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceCentral or South America
MediumQuartz
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (1 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.250
Not on view

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

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