E0435: Figurine, Rain God

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0435

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

Illegible tag that seems to have fallen off the chest of the figure and is now placed in the bowl.

Materials:

clay ➔ ceramic

Dimensions:

7.5 cm L
7.5 cm W
16 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Tesuque, New Mexico, USA

Description:

Seated ceramic figurine with a shallow bowl held in lap. "Rain God"

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