Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Figurine, chicken
Date: 1980s
Artist or Maker: Grace Chino (1929-1994)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 10.2 × 7 × 7 cm (4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Weight: 104.33 g (3.68 oz.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Bequest of James Richard (Rick) Dillingham, II; received at IARC in 1994.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1994-4-578
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit November 29-30, and December 1, 2016 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 7”): This figurine is handmade using traditional materials including clay and paints. It is likely this figurine was made as a tourist trade piece. Grace Chino is the daughter of Marie Z. Chino.
In Collection(s)
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