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Stirrup Spout

Object Number:39-20-15
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Moche
Provenience: Peru
Culture Area: Andean
Section:American
Materials:Ceramic
Iconography:Man
Height: 23.5 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, 1939

Description

Seated Figure, Owl Face. Red ware; red and white paint. Seated human figure, masked. Wears long garment decorated on sleeves with interlocking scroll; cowl-like draping of head-cloth; broad strap draped over shoulders [tump-line or sling?]. Face entirely covered by mask of bird with hooked beak. Stirrup spout.

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