Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0209 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Effigy bowl (bird) | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Effigy bowl in form of a bird; Base is flat and sides flare out to rim; Rim is extended and contoured to represent spread wings and rounded tail of bird; Modeled head of bird extends above rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and burnished; Eyes are incised on bird's head; Pair of deeply incised lines on each wing and 3 deeply incised lines on tail represent feathers; Bowl is reduction fired to black color; Bowl is unsigned (same maker as CAS 0370-0211). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Width = 12.0, Length = 14.8 | |