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About this object

Narrative

Pre-Columbian; possibly from central Ecuador, 100 B.C.E.-1400 C.E.?

Physical description

Burnished clay figure of a sitting fowl with holes drilled in the eyes, nostrils, and neck. The flat bottom and wings have been roughly formed. The head of the bird is quite detailed compared to the body. The eyes of the fowl are thickly ringed and there are three round protrusions on the back of the bird's head.