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Object Number 46-73-10/44325
Display Title Pottery macaw head
Descriptions
Object Description Pottery macaw head, broken from a Tonto Polychrome jar.
Inventory Description Ceramic effigy fragment of a head, applied eyes, wide open mouth , black/white
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 3.3 x 4.1 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 3867/ 46-73-10/44325
Provenance
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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