Effigy Figure
51-48-37
From: West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 51-48-37 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arawak | Taino |
| Provenience | West Indies | Puerto Rico | Ponce | Canas |
| Culture Area | Caribbean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clay |
| Iconography | Animal Head |
| Description | Red-brown ware, irregularly fired. Snake or bird head with gashed and pierced crest, pierced eyes and nostrils. Piercing between head and vessel, probably for carrying cord. |
| Height | 4.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Ricardo E. Alegria, Director Museo de Historia y Arte Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1951 |
| Other Number | H - Field No SF |
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