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Object Number 44-9-10/38838A
Display Title Pottery snake
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snake, black spots on white, curving with raised head, open mouth, broke
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 9.3 x 4.9 cm (7 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-9-10/38838A; (R.)/(1810)
Provenance
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1894-1897)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1894-1897)

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