Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Plaque
Date: 1930-1940
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
1.9 x 19.7 cm (3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth M. Chapman, 1956.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.2629
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 tile is handmade with traditional natural materials. It is a decorative piece to hang on a wall. The bird is a thunderbird.
In Collection(s)
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