Fragment in the Form of a Bird

Unidentified maker (Nicaragua)

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Pre-Columbian

Red terracotta

Overall: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (6.7 × 4.7 × 5.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William Hayden Ford, Class of 1894

13.14.775

Geography

Place Made: Nicaragua, Central America

Object Name

Artifact

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Provenance

William Hayden Ford (1873-1928); lent to present collection, date unknown; catalogued, 1913; status changed to gift, 1965.

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