Tripod Incesario with Bird-headed Effiggy Legs

Name/Title

Tripod Incesario with Bird-headed Effiggy Legs

Entry/Object ID

A-382

Description

Round reddish-brown bowl on three legs. All three legs are cone shaped with a protrusion from top, giving the impression of a bird with a head crest. Bowl has a large chip along the edge, and all three legs are faded in color. Inside of bowl looks to have been scrapped and eroded, with light fire clouds. Lastly, there are black spider lines across the bottom.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Archaeology

Acquisition

Accession

07.01.01

Source or Donor

David Walters, Cynthia Sands

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Costa Rica

Notes

Original catalog card lists culture/habitat as "Period VI" Also listed in "Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed."

Condition

Overall Condition

Good