Unknown Central and South American
Loom Post with Carved Finial Figure

front and detail of object

Public Domain

Loom Post with Carved Finial Figure
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Loom Post with Carved Finial Figure
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/2 × 3 × 3/4 in. (92.7 × 7.6 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1094
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 12, 1979, lot 102]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 12, 1979–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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