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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.182
Display Title
Bird effigy bottle
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Nueces County, Texas. 34-119. / Found in caved bank on Petronita Creek by a Mexican from whom it was acquired by John B. Dunn of Corpus Christi. Now in the possession of the Univ. of Texas. / Bird effigy bottle. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Effigy
- Archaeological
Subject
- Bird
- Effigy
- Bottle
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Texas
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Nueces County
Additional Geographic Terms
Petronila Creek
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.15 cm (5 x 6 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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