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Object Number 995-29-10/73688
Display Title Polychrome-on-off white owl
Descriptions
Object Description Standing owl with three black talons on both feet. Pronounced tail, wings tucked in, black feather treatment from neck down. Head off white with black eyes, open mouth, red beak and black protruding ears. Dimensions: 26.8 cm high x 11.6 cm wide x 11.6 cm max. length. * Signed on bottom of foot Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti, NM
Inventory Description Figurine, moulded and polychrome painted standing owl with stand, tallons
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1989
Artist Seferina Ortiz
Culture
  • Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 11.6 x 13 cm (10 5/8 x 4 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 995-29-10/73688; Sefrina Ortiz / Cochiti / NM
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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