The bones, possibly human, with elaborate incising all over the surfaces depicting scrollwork and faces. Traces of red to the outer edges of the designs, possibly once filled with cinnabar. Fine and rare examples, published and exhibited. On a custom base.
Provenance: From a Private Midwestern collection
Publication History: Parsons, Carlson, and Joralemon, “The Face of Ancient America”; The Indianapolis Museum of Art/Indiana University Press; pg. 122, Ill.84
Exhibition History: The Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1988
