Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Human Figure with Felines

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Human Figure with Felines
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone, cotton, and wool string
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 11/16 in. (7.5 × 3.9 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1090
Not on view

Explore Further

Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least July, 1971–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR-JUL 71."

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Saiyatasha (Rain Priest of the North or Long Horn) Kachina Figure
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, feathers, hair, unspun cotton and wool, cotton and wool cloth, satin ribbon, leather, wool yarn, twig, bones, and string
44.450
Ornament with Two Male Figures Facing Away from Each Other
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Bone, shell, string
2010.1091
Ornament in the Form of a Jaguar
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Bone inlaid with shell
2010.1115
Female Figure
Unknown Central and South American
800–1450 AD
Woven cotton, camelid wool, fibers, and sticks
2001.1002
Two-part Fish Lime Container with Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood, bone, and string
2002.4357.A-.C
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
1200–1530
Bone and string
2001.1142
Hilili (Ogre) Kachina Figure
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, cow suede, sheepskin, wool cloth and yarn, unspun wool, cotton cloth, paper, yucca strips, nails, chicken feathers, sparrow feathers, horsehair, and string
44.459
Yamuhakto (Wood Carrier) Kachina Figure
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, feathers, hair, wool and cotton cloth, satin ribbon, leather, rawhide, wool yarn, and string
44.466
Mudhead (Koyemshi) Figure Carrying the All Wise (Kyaklu) Kachina Figure
Unknown North American
1910–1925
Wood, paint, wool and cotton cloth, leather, yarn, sinew, nails, wire, and string
44.427
Pendant in the Form of a Human Face
Unknown Central and South American
600–1600 AD
Gold and string
2010.973
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Bone
2010.1106
Hututu Kachina Figure
Unknown North American
1910–1940
Painted wood, wool, cotton, leather, ribbon, yarn, hair, feathers, string
44.464