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Mimbres
- Catalog # G-124 "Mimbres Two Fish Bowl" A.D. 1150 Site: Cameron Creek Village (LA190) Site, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico Collection: Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe Classic Limited Edition of 10. Issue
Price $800.00
Historical Note: This is one of the finest known examples of fish portrayed in a Mimbres bowl. Next to the abundant insect illustrations,
paintings
of fish are one of the most frequent animals depicted
by the Mimbres artist. Fish undoubtedly played an
important role in the mythology of the Mimbres
Indians. A few of the pueblo stories mention fish,
people changing into fish, and many of the Mimbres
headdresses that are worn show the presence of |
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