Antique Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes Wood-Fired Polychrome Effigy Vessel
Antique Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes Wood-Fired Polychrome Effigy Vessel
Dimensions: 7” W x 5” H x 4.5” D
This rare and expressive effigy vessel originates from the ancient Casas Grandes culture (Paquimé), which thrived in northern Mexico between 1200 and 1450 CE. Once thought to be Aztec in origin, the ruins of Paquimé were later identified as ancestral to the Pueblo peoples of the Greater Southwest. As a major trade center, Paquimé connected cultures as far south as central Mexico and as far north as what is now New Mexico.
Crafted using traditional wood-firing methods and polychrome decoration, this vessel likely represents a double-headed bird—an important symbolic form found in both Casas Grandes and later Pueblo ceramics. These effigies are the origin of the 19th- and 20th-century Cochiti Pueblo effigy vessels, where animal and bird forms dominate the style.
This vessel shows visible signs of age and use; the beaks have broken off, and there is surface wear consistent with its antiquity. Please review photos for details.
Antique Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes Wood-Fired Polychrome Effigy Vessel
Dimensions: 7” W x 5” H x 4.5” D
This rare and expressive effigy vessel originates from the ancient Casas Grandes culture (Paquimé), which thrived in northern Mexico between 1200 and 1450 CE. Once thought to be Aztec in origin, the ruins of Paquimé were later identified as ancestral to the Pueblo peoples of the Greater Southwest. As a major trade center, Paquimé connected cultures as far south as central Mexico and as far north as what is now New Mexico.
Crafted using traditional wood-firing methods and polychrome decoration, this vessel likely represents a double-headed bird—an important symbolic form found in both Casas Grandes and later Pueblo ceramics. These effigies are the origin of the 19th- and 20th-century Cochiti Pueblo effigy vessels, where animal and bird forms dominate the style.
This vessel shows visible signs of age and use; the beaks have broken off, and there is surface wear consistent with its antiquity. Please review photos for details.
Antique Pre-Columbian Casas Grandes Wood-Fired Polychrome Effigy Vessel
Dimensions: 7” W x 5” H x 4.5” D
This rare and expressive effigy vessel originates from the ancient Casas Grandes culture (Paquimé), which thrived in northern Mexico between 1200 and 1450 CE. Once thought to be Aztec in origin, the ruins of Paquimé were later identified as ancestral to the Pueblo peoples of the Greater Southwest. As a major trade center, Paquimé connected cultures as far south as central Mexico and as far north as what is now New Mexico.
Crafted using traditional wood-firing methods and polychrome decoration, this vessel likely represents a double-headed bird—an important symbolic form found in both Casas Grandes and later Pueblo ceramics. These effigies are the origin of the 19th- and 20th-century Cochiti Pueblo effigy vessels, where animal and bird forms dominate the style.
This vessel shows visible signs of age and use; the beaks have broken off, and there is surface wear consistent with its antiquity. Please review photos for details.
