Mu-hu-que-tsan-na, Polychrome Owl Effigy
1998.19.0622
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Mu-hu-que-tsan-na, Polychrome Owl Effigy (1998.19.0622) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | 1875 - 1881 CE |
Culture | Native American: Southwest: Zuni |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Height) | 15.9 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Depth) | 15.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (Width) | 14.2 cm |
Weight | 581 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware, Pigment--Paint |
Manufacturing Processes | Handbuilding, Firing, Painting |
Munsell Color Information | Brownish Black (5YR 2/1) -Brown pattern. Yellowish White (5Y 9/1) -Background. Strong Brown (5YR 3/6) -Top of head, back. |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | Lanmon, Dwight D. and Francis H. Harlow The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2008, p. 379-381. Stevenson, James "Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1879: Collection from Zuni." In Bureau of Ethnology, Second Annual Report, 1880-1881, p. 307-374 ("owls" pgs. 364-365, Figures 461-469). Washington, D.C. Bureau of Ethnology, 1883. Stevenson, James "Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections of 1881." In Bureau of Ethnology, Third Annual Report, 1881-1882, p. 511-586 ("owls" p. 574). Washington, D.C. Bureau of Ethnology, 1884. Cunningham, Keith. Two Zuni Artists: A Tale of Art and Mystery. Folk art and artist series. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998. Print. "Owls" pgs. 30 & 32. Hardin, Margaret A. Gifts of Mother Earth: Ceramics in the Zuni Tradition. Phoenix, Ariz. (22 E. Monte Vista Rd., Phoenix 85004; Heard Museum, 1983. Print. "Owls" pgs. 27, 38, 39. Harlow, Francis H. Modern Pueblo Pottery 1880-1960. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1977. Print. Pages 85-90, "Owl" p. 89. Rodee, Marian E, and James Ostler. Zuni Pottery. West Chester, Pa: Schiffer Pub, 1986. Print. Owls - pages 24, 26-27, 52, 56. 64-65, 82-83. Cheri Vitez, Research Associate, 5/10/2011. |
Bibliography | List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology. http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/BAE/Bulletin200/200annl.htm Smithsonian Institution – Bureau of Ethnology Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1879. By James Stevenson. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18736/18736-h/18736-h.htm#catalog Native American Nations http://www.nanations.com/bureau_ethnology.htm Lanmon, Dwight D. and Francis H. Harlow The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2008, p. 379-381. ISBN: 9780890135082 Stevenson, James "Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1879: Collection from Zuni." In Bureau of Ethnology, Second Annual Report, 1880-1881, p. 307-374 ("owls" pgs. 364-365, Figures 461-469). Washington, D.C. Bureau of Ethnology, 1883. Stevenson, James "Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections of 1881." In Bureau of Ethnology, Third Annual Report, 1881-1882, p. 511-586 ("owls" p. 574). Washington, D.C. Bureau of Ethnology, 1884. Benedict, Ruth. Zuni Mythology. New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. Print. Browne, Vee, Vic Warren, and Diana Magnuson. Owl: American Indian Legends. Animal lore & legend. New York: Scholastic Inc, 1995. Print. Cunningham, Keith. Two Zuni Artists: A Tale of Art and Mystery. Folk art and artist series. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1998. Print. "Owls" pgs. 30 & 32. Cushing, Frank H, and Barton Wright. The Mythic World of the Zuni, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1988. Print. Cushing, Frank H, and Jesse Green. Zuñi: Selected Writings of Frank Hamilton Cushing. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1979. Print. Hardin, Margaret A. Gifts of Mother Earth: Ceramics in the Zuni Tradition. Phoenix, Ariz. (22 E. Monte Vista Rd., Phoenix 85004; Heard Museum, 1983. Print. "Owls" pgs. 27, 38, 39. Harlow, Francis H. Modern Pueblo Pottery 1880-1960. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1977. Print. Pages 85-90, "Owl" p. 89. Hayes, Allan. Blom, John. (1996) Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Pub., “Zuni pottery” pgs. 166-171. Lanmon, Dwight P, and Francis H. Harlow. The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2008. Print. Rodee, Marian E, and James Ostler. Zuni Pottery. West Chester, Pa: Schiffer Pub, 1986. Print. Owls - pages 24, 26-27, 52, 56. 64-65, 82-83. Quam, Alvina. The Zunis; Self-Portrayals. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1972. Print. |
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Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | Museum of Natural History, UIUC |
Reproduction | Needs Research |
Reproduction Information | N/A |