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A small, ceramic, bird-shaped vessel with a rounded cream-colored body, brown painted wings, and a short tail. The chest and back feature repeating small black U-shaped scale patterns.
Bird
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bird

Maker Native American (Acoma, Pueblo)
Dateundated
Place of originNorth and Central America
Dimensions3 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. (8.3 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Needham
Object number1987.1.212
Collections
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