Effigy Figure

51-48-36

From: West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 51-48-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Arawak | Taino
Provenience West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas
Culture Area Caribbean
Section American
Materials Clay
Iconography Animal Head
Description

Gritty drab ware; soft red surface badly worn. Animal head with carved surfaces; concave face with pierced round eyes and pierced nostrils.

Height 3.7 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 | 37 - Other Number

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