Skip to main content
Owl effigy
Owl effigy

Owl effigy

about 1880–92
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with white, brown, and red slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 18.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (7 1/4 x 5 x 5 in.)
Credit LineGift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession number93.1499
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, probably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 16, 1893)

NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
Canteen
1880–92
Eating bowl
about 1880–92
Restricted: For reference only
from 1880–92
Dough Bowl
Quanita Kalestewa
1991
Cylinder vase
A.D. 600–700
Cylinder vase
A.D. 700–800
Cylinder vase
A.D. 650–800
Double-spouted bottle
A.D. 200–350
Tall bowl
A.D. 100–300
Restricted: For reference only
1870–87