Hooded Effigy Vessel (possibly representing Ehecatl)

Provenance

Van Martin “Skip” Wamel, Animas, NM, before Oct. 10, 1975; sold to Ken Kokrda, Niles, IL, by Oct. 10, 1975, until at least May 1979 [Kokrda insurance record, object no. 72, Oct. 10, 1975; letter from Ken Kokrda to Charles Di Peso, May 1976; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to John Barstow (1943–2022) and Jean Barstow (1937–2018), Glenview, IL, after May 1976; John Barstow, Glenview, IL, from 2018; by descent to his estate, Delphi, IN, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Hooded Effigy Vessel (possibly representing Ehecatl)

Casas Grandes

c. 1280–1450

Accession Number

271525

Medium

Ceramic and pigment

Dimensions

17.4 × 14.3 × 14.4 cm (6 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Classification

vessel

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of John Barstow