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)
Place: New Mexico (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 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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