Owl Figurine

Owl Figurine

Owl figurine, white clay, probably coiled, oxidized, slipped, slightly burnished, colors are white (field color), all feathers and features are in dark brown, eyes and beak are orange, wings are painted as a geometric triangle. The base has a small hole and bottom half of owl is hollow. I t appears that a small object, possibly clay, is inside the owl which makes it rattle when shaken.
  • Object: Owl Figurine
  • Artist: Marie Z. Chino
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 4"
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Acoma
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Betty B. Goshay
  • Catalog #: 97.234