Double-Whistle Vessel with Sea Birds
The Peruvian Pelican, one of the largest seabirds of the region, is shown in a life-like manner on the top of the vessel. By contrast, the base is covered with abstract spiraling motifs that may evoke water and land, both of which provided a home for the pelican. Using a simpl...
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[Dr. Ernest Lira, Houston and Denver (?), or Dr. Peter Almendariz, Denver (?), or M. Brenner, Geneva (?)]; Paul Shepard, Tucson, Arizona [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Economos Works of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Private collection, 1988, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
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