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Native American, Southwestern United States, Santo Domingo Pueblo, ca. 1940s CE. A hand-built pottery bowl taking the form of an abstract avian creature with geometric motifs painted in black and orange atop the tan-hued body. The conical head is raised and alert with bullseye-form eyes and a tapered beak, and the rim rises and flares in 3 areas to create the tail and 2 wings. Size: 7.2" L x 5.8" W x 5.5" H (18.3 cm x 14.7 cm x 14 cm)

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Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, acquired in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in the 1970s

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#180709

Small area of restoration to base, otherwise in excellent condition. Some overpainting to original motifs.