Unknown Central and South American
Canine Head Effigy Vessel

Canine Head Effigy Vessel

Public Domain

Canine Head Effigy Vessel
Artist
CultureColima
Titles
  • Canine Head Effigy Vessel
Date100 BC–300 AD
PlaceColima, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
Dimensions3 3/4 × 9 5/8 × 8 inches (9.5 × 24.4 × 20.3 cm.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Junior League of Houston
Object number93.209
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenancePosssibly Dr. Harner, Arkansas, ca. 1950s–1960s; Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wray Collection, Phoenix, until 1984; [Harmer Rook Galleries, New York, from 1984]; [The Lands Beyond, New York, until 1993]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Marked in red ink on base: "5271-T"

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Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
75.354.1
Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
75.354.2
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.127
Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.115
Sleeping Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Sleeping Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.131
Reclining Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Reclining Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
2015.296
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
2015.297
Monkey Effigy Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Monkey Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
91.1801
Kneeling Woman
Unknown Central and South American
Kneeling Woman
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
87.281
Seated Male Figure Holding a Mace
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Male Figure Holding a Mace
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
61.17
Seated Female Figure
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Female Figure
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
61.16
Seated Warrior in Barrel Armor
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Warrior in Barrel Armor
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
86.506