Effigy jar. Ceramic, in shape of a bird, black mesquite gum paint on white slip decoration, four legs, ridges on back for wings, nubbin tail, spout has beak below. Painted decoration in thin lines outline features. Front and back filled with dots. Circle on back. Hand-modelled.
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima")
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1917
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Novelty made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 9.3 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: 1 leg broken when accessioned, mended with PVA emulsion (water-based white glue).