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Bottle

Datec. 1350-1600
MediumClay
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 8 in. (19.7 × 20.3 cm)
Object numberT0868
Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThe four faces may be those of cardinal direction other-than-human beings, who were supplicated for health, power, and wealth through eastern North America.
ProvenancePrivate collection
BibliographyFognell, 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. 10.
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