id:			125267
accession number:	1947.23
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.23
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:05.310000

Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 9.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm (3 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1947.23

title:				Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)
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creation date:			c. 900–1550
creation date earliest:		900
creation date latest:		1550
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
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culture:	Colombia, Muisca style
technique:	cast gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 9.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm (3 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'New York,  NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26-March 26, 1954.  "Ancient Arts of the Andes," exh. cat. repr. in black and white, p. 151, fig. 178.', 'opening_date': '1954-01-26T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeg Art Gallery Association, Civic Auditorium; April 21-May 19, 1957.  "Art of the Americas Before Columbus", exh. cat. no. 21, p. 10, not repr.', 'opening_date': '1957-04-21T00:00:00'}

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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. 383
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n71

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