Made from wood and decorated with paint, feathers and cotton, this object dates to approx 1350 and is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. The peoples now referred to as Mimbres lived in southern New Mexico between 200 and 1400AD, and are best known for their black & white pottery. They lived close to water, grew crops and expanded their populations. This object looks similar to older styles of Kachina figures made from cottonwood by the Pueblo peoples.
This card was published by the Art Institute in 1992 as part of their Art from Sacred Landscapes series.
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