Carved Conch Shell

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CultureTaino

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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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

SCULPTURE

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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