Vessel in the form of an owl
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Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
- Seller
- Edward H. Ledwidge, Non-Indian, 1870-1934
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Ledwidge (1870-1934, an El Paso, Texas, tax collector and prominent collector and dealer of Casas Grandes pottery); lent to MAI by Edward Ledwidge in 1923; purchased by MAI from Edward Ledwidge in 1925.
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- Date created
- AD 1150-1450
- Catalog Number
- 11/9883
- Barcode
- 119883.000
- Object Type
- Containers and Vessels
- Object Name
- Vessel in the form of an owl
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
- Dimensions
- 17 x 14 cm
- Place
- Paquimé region; Paquimé (Casas Grandes); Casas Grandes Municipality; Chihuahua State; Mexico
- See related items
- Casas Grandes Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Containers and Vessels
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_129107
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c66b91f5-d1a0-4f10-a750-c6651af9ed42
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