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Pestle with owl head,

A.D. 1200–1500

Taíno
Chicoid
2018-160

Information

Title
Pestle with owl head
Dates

A.D. 1200–1500

Medium
Grey igneous stone
Dimensions
15 × 9.1 × 9.4 cm (5 7/8 × 3 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-160
Place Collected

North America, Dominican Republic, Azua, Padre Las Casas

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<p> Between September 22, 1966 and March 14, 1968, acquired Dominican Republic by Vincent Fay, New York [1]; 2018, sold to the Princeton University Art Museum. </p> <p> Notes: <br> [1] Fay acquired the objects while in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Supporting documentation in the curatorial file. </p>