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Pisote or dog effigy
Colima
Late Preclassic period
200 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Colima, México
Medium/Technique
Earthenware: dark red slip paint
Dimensions
15.8 x 15 x 29.7 cm (6 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor Sayre in honor of Dominique de Menil
Accession Number1995.707
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionEffigy vessel in the form of a standing Chihuahua dog or pisote (coatimundi), a tree-dwelling animal of Central America characterized by a pointed nose with rounded tip. The large, pointed ears, however, are more characteristic of the native Chihuahua canine. The animal's tail is replaced by a large, funnel-shaped spout. Black fire-clouding is found on the animal's right side.
ProvenanceIn Dominique de Menil collection by the 1960's; to Eleanor D. Sayre in the 1960's; to MFA, September 1995, gift of Eleanor D. Sayre.