Hooded Effigy Vessel (possibly representing Ehecatl)

Arts of the Americas

c. 1280–1450

Ceramist unknown (Casas Grandes)
New Mexico, United States, or Chihuahua, Mexico

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Culture: Casas Grandes
Title: Hooded Effigy Vessel (possibly representing Ehecatl)
Places: New Mexico (Object made in:), Chihuahua state (Object made in:)
Date: c. 1280-1450
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: 17.4 × 14.3 × 14.4 cm (6 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of John Barstow
Reference Number: 2023.3253

Van Martin “Skip” Wamel, Animas, NM, before Oct. 10, 1975; sold to Ken Kokrda, Niles, IL, by Oct. 10, 1975, until at least May 1979 [Kokrda insurance record, object no. 72, Oct. 10, 1975; letter from Ken Kokrda to Charles Di Peso, May 1976; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to John Barstow (1943–2022) and Jean Barstow (1937–2018), Glenview, IL, after May 1976; John Barstow, Glenview, IL, from 2018; by descent to his estate, Delphi, IN, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

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