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Avian effigy
Native American, Ancestral Pueblo
Prehistoric
1000–1200
Object Place: Puerco River Valley south to Reserve, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
9.8 x 12.1 x 17.5 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by The Seminarians
Accession Number1993.667
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCibola white ware; Puerco or Reserve Black-on-white style. Duck-shaped vessel with trapezoidal opening on back. Checkerboard motif on breast, side wings, and top of tail. Protuberances on front sides and middle. Solid triangles boarder checkerboards and front opening.
Provenance1993, sold by Andrews Pueblo Pottery, Albuquerque, NM, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)