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Owl effigy
Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
about 1880–92
Object Place: Zuni, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with white, brown, and red slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (7 1/4 x 5 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number93.1499
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionWhite ground with brown ellipses with a streak of red inside decorate the surface of this owl figure and represent feathers, triangular dotted shapes represent wings, and concentric brown and red circles represent eyes.
Marks
P 9208
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, probably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 16, 1893)
NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.