FIGURE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

FIGURE

Entry/Object ID

606/14169

Description

HEAD ONLY/ANTHROPOMORPHIC/SLIT EYES - MOUTH OPEN/HOLLOW.

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

New Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Tesuque Pueblo

Native American

Notes

The accession book says Mayan, Mexico? This item visually matches Tesuque rain god statues however

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

FIGURE

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

2-3/4 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

CLAY

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

Often these open mouthed, hollow pieces would be part of censors. The smoke would emerge from the opened mouth