Pottery Duck Figure

Maker Unknown, Native American (Latin America)

ClassificationsCeramics

DateLate 20th C

Dimensions7” H x 5 7/8” W

Materials/TechniqueClay, pigment

SignedNone

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Robert G. Gordon ‘50

Object numberNLA1999.01.GOR

DescriptionBurnished clay figure of a duck with a tan body decorated with black, blue-grey, and red painted floral designs as well as a white bird on the chest. The neck and head are red with a triangular pattern formed with a series of three tiny white dots and the features are outlined in black. Folk art.

Place of origin / madeTonalá, Jalisco State, North America and Central America

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