Figure Item Number: Nh150 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Squatting figure; right arm broken off at torso, right leg, left arm and leg broken off leaving stumps of different lengths; open hollow mouth; hollow nostrils; slanting hollow eyes; slanting forehead; three horn-like appendages, one on top of head, one on each side of head; colour red-brown with light grey neck and front horn-like appendages; light grey circle around right horn-like appendage; hollow with loose material inside; 'R.20.' inscribed in black letters on back.

History Of Use

Possibly made for sale for tourists.

Iconographic Meaning

Zuni rain god ?

Cultural Context

decoration

Item History

What

Name
Figure
Identification Number
Nh150
Type of Item
figure
Material
clay and paint
Manufacturing Technique
modelled, painted and fired
Overall
height 23.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm

Who

Culture
Tewa ?
Previous Owner
Union College
Received from
Union College (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Tesuque, New Mexico, USA

When

Creation Date
before 1961
Ownership Date
before June 29, 1960
Acquisition Date
on June 29, 1960

Other

Item Classes
ceramics
Condition
fair
Accession Number
0059/0001