Vessel with parrot-effigy legs

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Date created: AD 400-700

Culture/People: possibly West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Museum Shop, Museum of the American Indian (MAI museum shop/Book Counter), 1956-1989

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by the MAI gift shop for resale at an unknown date; transferred to the MAI collection in 1972.
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Place: Colima State; Mexico

See related items: West Mexican/Shaft Tombs Tradition: Colima style (archaeological culture); Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/7346
Barcode: 247346.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Vessel with parrot-effigy legs
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished
Dimensions: 33 x 24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67788d6d2-ad4f-4451-bdf3-b6563f4b6e6b

Record ID: NMAI_262767