About the Artwork
Parrot Effigy Metate
between 500 and 1000
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Precolumbian
Costa rican
Volcanic rock
Overall: 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 24 inches (26.7 × 26.7 × 61 cm)
Sculpture
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
1986.56.1
Public Domain
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Provenance
1986-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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Abel-Vidor, S., et al. Between Continents/Between Seas: Precolumbian Art of Costa Rica. New York, 1981, pp. 190-191, no. 75, (col. pl. 49).
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Costa Rican, Precolumbian, Parrot Effigy Metate, between 500 and 1000, volcanic rock. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 1986.56.1.
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