PX2101
采用光滑的白色大理石雕刻而成,圆形的身体上有一个风格化的鸟头,细长的喙被轻轻雕刻成嘴巴的形状,头顶上有凸起的双头冠。
这种类型的权杖头是一种象征性物品,而不是功能性物品,有多种不同的材质、尺寸和主题。权杖头在大多数高地位的坟墓中都有发现,很可能通过相应的动物、人类或几何形状来识别人的氏族或家庭。权杖头的形状多种多样——鸟类、蝙蝠、土狼、 人脸、猫头鹰、蛇、猴子和篮子编织物,仅举几例。虽然每件作品都是独一无二的,风格各异,但形状相似,使该部落的每个成员都很容易被识别。例如,带有猫头鹰形权杖头的坟墓很容易被识别为猫头鹰部落的成员。
Stone-Miller,Rebecca, 《用新眼光看:迈克尔·C·卡洛斯博物馆精彩展品》,亚特兰大:埃默里大学(2002 年),第 144-5 页。
尺寸:高度:2 1/4 英寸 (5.5 厘米),长度:2 7/8 英寸(7.3 厘米)
状况:表面有几处细微裂纹,整体完好,状况良好。定制安装。
来源:纽约私人收藏。之前由伊利诺伊州迪克森市的 Marianne 和 Robert Huber 收藏。
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