id:			125206
accession number:	1947.176
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.176
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:08.156000

Head Ornament, c. 600–900. Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century. Jade; overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White 1947.176

title:				Head Ornament
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creation date:			c. 600–900
creation date earliest:		600
creation date latest:		900
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White
copyright:			

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culture:	Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century
technique:	jade
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Jade
find spot:	The Sacred Well of Chichinitza
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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Americas
	opening date:   1945-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Americas</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

	title:		Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]
	opening date:   2002-07-16T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]</i>. Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (July 16-September 29, 2002); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France (October 24, 2002-January 13, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 69001 Lyon, France (February 19-April 29, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (May 27-August 18, 2003); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (organizer) (October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945-January 6 1946.  "Art of the Americas," repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 48.

* Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950.  "Ancient American Gold and Jade." cat.no. 28, no repr.

* Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002. Rouen, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; October 24-2002-January 13, 2003. Lyon, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; February 19, 2003-April 28, 2003. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27, 2003- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004. FRAME exhibition - "Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art."

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PROVENANCE

	Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1947, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1947
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fun fact:
In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 368
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n318

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 294
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n318

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 397
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n417

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