About the Artwork
Monkey Head Effigy Vessel
between 1200 BCE and 1535 CE
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Precolumbian
Unknown
Polychromed terracotta
Overall: 6 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 8 5/8 inches (17.5 × 10.8 × 21.9 cm)
Ceramics
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alger B. Scott
70.875
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Precolumbian, Monkey Head Effigy Vessel, between 1200 BCE and 1535 CE, polychromed terracotta. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alger B. Scott, 70.875.
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