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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.196
Display Title
Effigy vessel with three grooved lines which connect head and tail of the bird
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Titus County, Texas. 34-119. / Russell Bros. farm. 4 mi. S.W. of Cason. / These effigy handles are so conventionalized that often one cannot tell what fowl was intended to be represented. Like practically all effigy vessels from East Texas, this one has three trailed or grooved lines around the vessel connecting the head and tail of the figure and representing the body of the bird. (Holmes in 20th An. Rep. of B.A.E.) / Height (to rim) 1 3/4"; diameter (extreme) 6". / Bowls of this type are rare, probably derived from the effigy type. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Household
Subject
- Bird
- Effigy
- Vessel
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Titus County
Additional Geographic Terms
Russell Brothers farm
Dimensions
Overall: 12.07 x 13.34 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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