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Object Number 995-29-10/73689
Display Title Polychrome-on-off white owl with two smaller owls
Descriptions
Object Description Full bodied owl with stubby feet and outstretched black wings. Each wing holds a smaller owl with same marking. Black feather treatment from neck down, black eyes, red hooked beak, black protruding ears. Dimensions: 12.5 cm high x 15 cm wide x 8.6 cm max. length. * Signed on bottom of foot Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti, NM
Inventory Description Figurine, molded/polychrome painted owl, 2 small owls at wings, applique eyes.
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: 13.2 x 18.5 x 11.5 cm (5 3/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73689, Seferina Ortiz / Cochiti, N. Mex
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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