Effigy jar

Museum number:
16-9487
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1428
Description:
Pottery jar/ effigy neck of woman's head; narrow mouth; rounded shoulder with convex wall above and straight wall below; neck and upper 0.5 of exterior slipped; red and dark brn. geom. designs on white; lower 0.5 unslipped; flat base; outflaring rim; height 27 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; woman effigy is wearing lip pendant.
Donor:
Michael J. Harner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Imiria Cocha (lake) Rio Tamaya, tributary of Rio Ucayali, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Shipibo-Conibo
Collector:
Michael J. Harner
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Effigies (general portraits) and Pottery
Accession date:
July 12, 1961
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Effigy jar, accession number 16-9487, described as Pottery jar/ effigy neck of woman's head; narrow mouth; rounded shoulder with convex wall above and straight wall below; neck and upper 0.5 of exterior slipped; red and dark brn. geom. designs on white; lower 0.5 unslipped; flat base; outflaring rim; height 27 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; woman effigy is wearing lip pendant.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Effigy jar, accession number 16-9487, described as Pottery jar/ effigy neck of woman's head; narrow mouth; rounded shoulder with convex wall above and straight wall below; neck and upper 0.5 of exterior slipped; red and dark brn. geom. designs on white; lower 0.5 unslipped; flat base; outflaring rim; height 27 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; woman effigy is wearing lip pendant.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Effigy jar, accession number 16-9487, described as Pottery jar/ effigy neck of woman's head; narrow mouth; rounded shoulder with convex wall above and straight wall below; neck and upper 0.5 of exterior slipped; red and dark brn. geom. designs on white; lower 0.5 unslipped; flat base; outflaring rim; height 27 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; woman effigy is wearing lip pendant.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Effigy jar, accession number 16-9487, described as Pottery jar/ effigy neck of woman's head; narrow mouth; rounded shoulder with convex wall above and straight wall below; neck and upper 0.5 of exterior slipped; red and dark brn. geom. designs on white; lower 0.5 unslipped; flat base; outflaring rim; height 27 cm; rim diameter 11.5 cm; woman effigy is wearing lip pendant.

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