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

Effigy Pipe Mouthpiece

Maker Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
Date1-500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6 x 3.5 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Object numberC-86-20
Collections
DescriptionEffigy figure with head, shoulders, and broken arm (leg?) stumps - circular mouth wide open, pointed jaw, coffee bean eyes, nubbins for ears - suspension loop at back of neck, hole at each shoulder - pipe mouthpiece extending perpendicular from body with tapered interior to hollow body.
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
undated
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Costa Rican
undated
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
Period VI, Late Period, 1000-1522
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Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
500-1000
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
100 BCE-1300 CE
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500
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Costa Rica, Central Highlands
1-500
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Sican culture
1050-1200
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-500
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Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1-400
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1000-1550