Effigy jar

ca. 1060-1260

Casas Grandes is a part of the Mogollon cultural complex that included the present-day Chihuahua and Sonora regions as well as southwestern United States. At the apex of Mogollon culture (ca. 1350), the area’s architecture included ball courts, stone-faced platforms, and effigy mounds. Once one of the largest and most complex settlements in the region, Casas Grandes is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ceramic

7 in. (17.8 cm)

Diam.: 6 1/2 in.

Gift of John H. Hauberg

86.88

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.

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