Vessel Fragment
Figurine
29-39-1
From: Brazil | Lago Grande | Cumaruara
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-39-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Brazil | Lago Grande | Cumaruara |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Bird's head. Buff ware, grey paste. From large figure or vessel. Long beak with prominent "barrel" nostrils; topknot disc perforated to cavity connecting with mouth, probably contained ball rattle. Frog-leg ornament around opening. |
| Length | 14 cm |
| Width | 7.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. John Mayer, 1929 |
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