Unknown Central and South American
Carved Conch Shell

Carved Conch Shell

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Carved Conch Shell
Artist
CultureTaino
Titles
  • Carved Conch Shell
Date1200–1650 AD
PlaceDominican Republic/Haiti/Puerto Rico/Cuba
MediumShell
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 3 × 6 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1054
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.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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