Effigy Bowl
| Object Number: | 51-31-5 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Casas Grandes |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Chihuahua Casas Grandes |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made: | ca. 1280-1450 CE |
| Early Date: | 1280 |
| Late Date: | 1450 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Clay |
| Technique: | Ramos Polychrome |
| Height: | 19.68 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 16.51 cm |
| Credit Line: | Exchange with Texas Western College, El Paso, 1951 |
| Other Number: | A 169: 3 - Other Number |
Description
Ramos Polychrome. Squat globular with short rim; rim extended upward into curved shiled representing human face with features in relief. Cream ware, slipped and polished. Red and very dark brown painted decoration in fine lines and solid areas: triangles, zigzags, curved feathers, circles, ellipses.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache (20 May 1995 - 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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