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animal effigy (possibly bear)

200 B.C.E. - 1500 C.E.

Middle Woodlands period people

Late Woodlands period people

63.282

Not currently on view

stonecarving

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Artwork Details

Culture
Culture
Creation Date
200 B.C.E. - 1500 C.E.
Materials
stone
Object Types
sculptures, effigies
Dimensions

1-3/8 x 5/8 x 3/4 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, figure's right side: MONKS | MOUND Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, figure's left side: T2112

Accession Number
63.282
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

Color Palette

Monks Mound, St. Louis, Missouri; Edward W. Payne; Judge Claude U. Stone, Peoria, Illinois; Earl C. Townsend, Jr. [1914-2007] and Emily Townsend [1920-1988]{1}, Indianapolis, Indiana, given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1963. {1} also known as Elizabeth Emily MacNab Townsend


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