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Object Number 46-73-10/89424
Display Title Ceramic figurine
Descriptions
Object Description Small, spirited figurine of guanoco or North American variety of ouchinia; head horizontal, ears erect and carried back; neck long, tail pointed, horizontal and planted below rump; body slightly sloping and tapering, nostrils represented above and far back of tip of nose; legs large, cylindrical and well spread, not only with design to support figuring, but also, probably, in representation of the young of the animal.
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine of four legged animal, face, 1 ear and tail missing
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Guanacos
Additional Geographic Terms Salado, Lower
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 11.4 x 11.2 x 6.9 cm (4 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/89424/ 3890 A/ 46-73-10/52019
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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