Effigy Figure

51-48-40

From: West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 51-48-40
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Arawak | Taino
Provenience West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas
Culture Area Caribbean
Section American
Materials Clay
Iconography Head
Description

Poorly fired red ware. Crude animal (?) head with gashed slanting eyes and gashed mouth; pronounced chin.

Height 7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Ricardo E. Alegria, Director Museo de Historia y Arte Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1951
Other Number H - Field No SF

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