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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Tripod Bird Effigy with Bowl on Back
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Tripod Bird Effigy with Bowl on Back

Place CreatedCosta Rica, North America
CultureGreater Nicoya
PeriodPeriod VI
Date1000-1300 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineEx coll. William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.5 x 8.9 cm)
Object number1991.004.008
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 106, figure 217.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, by September 1982.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas