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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Staff Head (?) in Form of Man in Squatting Position
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Staff Head (?) in Form of Man in Squatting Position

Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureTairona
Dateca. 1000-1400 CE
MediumBone or shell, spondylus
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions3 7/16 x 2 3/8 in. (8.7 x 6 cm)
Object number1992.015.048
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Spencer Throckmorton [Fine Arts of Ancient Lands], New York, New York, 1984.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas