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Effigy

Datec. 1200-1300
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (7 × 5.7 × 1 cm)
Object numberT0784
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextAncient Southwest people used ceramics as jars and vessels, but they also made small effigies of humans and animals such as this coyote’s head. The coyote’s eyes have a comical expression. They are very close together and the incised spiraling lines that detail them give the impression of being decidedly unfocussed.
ProvenanceJonathan Holstein (A130), Cazenovia, New York
Bibliography"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 29.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 212.
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