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Bird Effigy
Bird Effigy

Bird Effigy

Date1450-1650
Object PlaceJefferson County, New York, United States, North America
Object PlaceNoley Farm site, New York, United States, North America
MediumFired clay
Dimensions5 1/2 inches (14 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Ellen and William Taubman in honor of their son Oliver Daniel Taubman
Object number1993.174
DescriptionThe pipe represents a pre-contact Iroquois "trumpet pipe" of a type frequently ornamented with effigies of animal and human figures on the bowl. The screech owl is rendered with large, disk-shaped eyes and wings delicately folded down over its breast.
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  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy