Unknown Central and South American
Drum with Figure of a Human

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureChimú

Titles

Drum with Figure of a Human

Date1100–1450 AD

PlacePeru

MediumWood, hide, and paint

DimensionsOverall (not including handle): 8 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (22.2 × 12.1 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.401

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York, by 1969] [1]; Andy Warhol (1928–1987), New York, by 1987 [2]; [Sotheby's, New York, April 28, 1988, lot 2327]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1988–2008 [3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] André Emmerich, Sun Gods and Saints, New York, 1969, no. 31.
[2] Sotheby's Catalog
[3] Glassell Album # 11.

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