Figure

900–1400 CE

Not on view

This small ornament of dark stone in the shape of an animal was perforated, presumably to be suspended from a cord or affixed to a garment.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Figure
Date: 900–1400 CE
Geography: United States, Arizona and New Mexico
Culture: Ancestral Pueblo or Mogollon
Medium: Shell
Dimensions: H. 1/2 × W. 7/8 × D. 3/8 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 1 cm)
Classification: Shell-Ornaments
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2018
Object Number: 2018.721
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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