From the press release:
Audubon Day: A Celebration of Birds
This jar from the Casas Grandes region exhibits large images of two macaw (parrot) figures as well as many other parrot figures and designs, illustrating the importance of these birds to cultures of northern Mexico and beyond. This vessel was painted by a master artist and dates to 1350 A.D.
Credit: Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM, photo by Amy Montoya.
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.
