Vessel Item Number: 2847/38 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Large clay vessel with three legs. The vessel is deep and wide-mouthed, with a flared rim descending into a concave body that flares again at the bottom. The base is rounded. The body is painted with a recurring diamond shaped motif in a light pigment. Three feet support the object and are shaped like human heads. The faces are long with a pointed chin at bottom, large, protruding and well shaped noses with indented nostrils, half circle ears, and round eyeholes bored into the hollow legs. Each head has a long vertical hole in the back.