Fragment in the Form of a Bird
Unidentified maker (Nicaragua)
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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