Ceramic effigy vessel, Las Yayas (San Juan de la Maguana), Taíno culture (11th – 15th centuries), 18 x 20.4 cm.

Vessels and tableware – Ceramics

Material: Clay/Ceramic | Type: Containers/Vessels | Countries: Dominican Republic

  • Period

    Prehispanic period (7th - 15th centuries)

  • Red List

    Red List – Dominican Republic

Category

Vessels and tableware – Ceramics
“Potizas”, effigy vessels and “caritas de indios”: Pots, handles and handle fragments (“caritas de indios”). Made of ceramics (clay, terracotta), may be decorated with geometrical motifs, humans, animals or hybrids. Effigy vessels represent, in the central body, a person or animal.
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