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snail effigy with head of owl and skull

1000 B.C.E. - 1500 C.E.

Woodlands period people

61.107

Not currently on view

quartzcarving

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Artwork Details

Culture
Creation Date
1000 B.C.E. - 1500 C.E.
Creation Location
Butler County, Ohio, United States
Materials
quartz
Object Types
sculptures, effigies
Dimensions

2-3/4 x 5 x 2-3/8 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, underside: 3189 / TOWNSEND / COLL Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, underside: COLLECTED/ IN BUTLER / COUNTRY, OHIO / [illegible] CLOPPER / 4354 SPRING GROVE / CINCINNATI

Accession Number
61.107
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

Color Palette

Collection Rebecca Clopper and her heirs, Cincinnati, Ohio; Collection of Mrs. Howard Munster, Cincinnati, Ohio; Earl C. Townsend [1914-2007], Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1961.


Exhibition Name

Venue

Dates

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

August 19, 1976 - September 16, 1976

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

July 1, 1976 - July 30, 1976

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

February 5, 1976 - March 4, 1976

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

December 29, 1975 - January 28, 1976

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

December 2, 1975 - December 23, 1975

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

October 30, 1975 - November 26, 1975

S.T.E.P.: Indian Art of North America

Indianapolis Museum of Art

September 11, 1975 - October 10, 1975



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