Jane
Pantalone Finds
New
York State, Catskills Region
Occasionally
the characteristic bird figure appears on an artifact that can
not be dismissed as natural without some strenuous mental
acrobatics. This is one of them. The bird is a
separate object, somehow cemented onto the pedestal. |
Above:
Typical bird figure. Below: The same object flipped
vertically, revealing the characteristic two-faced
image of a
quasi-anthropomorphic face at one end and a bird figure at the
other.
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These
figures nicely show the particular attention typically given to
the carving of the eye.
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This
figure clearly shows the common motif of a nose in the form of a
small bird-like face.
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Three
photos above: Typical bird forms.
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