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Object Number 995-29-10/73690
Display Title Polychrome-on-off white Owl
Descriptions
Object Description Full bodied owl with stubby feet and outstretched black wings. Black feather treatment from neck down, black eyes, red hooked beak, open mouth, black protruding ears, protruding tail. Dimensions: 12 cm high x 8.8 cm wide x 7.5 cm max. length. * Signed on bottom of foot Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti, NM * Noted in pencil on bottom of foot 8/83 gift from Seferina
Inventory Description Figurine, molded polychrome painted owl, perforated mouth, 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: 12 x 8.8 x 8.2 cm (4 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/773690, Seferina Ortiz / Cochiti, N. M. / 8/83 / Gift from Seferina
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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