Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Images(6)

Effigy Head

Maker Dominican Republic, Taino

Dateundated

Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America

MediumCoral

Dimensions7 5/8 x 9 x 6 1/4 in. (19.4 x 22.9 x 15.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard

Object number1995.28.136

Collections

ANCIENT AMERICAN

DescriptionHuman head with protruding circular eyes with indented centers; crest over forehead comes to a point at the bridge of the nose; wide mouth and rounded cheeks; head is framed by coral with two small circular handles in the place of the ears.