Bird effigy

Museum number:
2-8532
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Alternate number:
472 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.179
Description:
Pottery bird form, owl, features and feathers painted in dark brown on white ground, red feet and eyes, fire smudged, chipped. Height 11.0 cm.
Donor:
George H. Pepper and Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
George H. Pepper
Collection date:
1903
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bird motifs, Effigies (general portraits), and Pottery
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11 centimeters
Loans:
S1983-1984 #28: SFO Museum (November 17, 1983–May 21, 1984)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-8532, described as Pottery bird form, owl, features and feathers painted in dark brown on white ground, red feet and eyes, fire smudged, chipped. Height 11.0 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird effigy, accession number 2-8532, described as Pottery bird form, owl, features and feathers painted in dark brown on white ground, red feet and eyes, fire smudged, chipped. Height 11.0 cm.

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