1Y Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Calling Quail Effigy

Not only does this quail effigy have incised moulded wings (and tail feathers), but it also has a line painted down the center of the back separating two crosshatch painted wings.  It also had a moulded "top-notch" (the small feathers that come straight off the top of the head) but it was broken off in prehistoric times.

Approximte Dimensions: 4 1/4" or 11cm by 3 1/4" or 8.3cm.

 

 

  

2Y Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Gourd Effigy

Painted with multiple "Bull's eyes", it also has concentric wavy lines painted on the bottom.

Approximate Dimensions: 7" or 17.7cm by 3 3/4" or 9.5cm.

 

  

  

3N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Calling Quail Effigy

Painted with wavy lines on the body and head and straight lines on the wings and tail feathers.

The wings and tail feathers are also incised or scored.

Approximate Dimensions: 4 3/4" or 12cm by 5 3/4" or 14.5cm.

  

4Y Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Sea Shell Effigy Scoop,

with a quartered design consisting of interlocked scrolls and small S's or squiggles.  Interestingly this seashell effigy also has lines grooved around the interior and exterior of the large edge of the "shell", representing the grooves you would see in a real sea shell.

Approximate Dimensions: 4 3/4" or 12cm by 4 1/4" or 11.3cm by 1 3/4" or 4.5cm.

 

 

 

5N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Racoon Effigy Censer,

with an interlocking scroll painted on one side, and a "stepped greque", or long opposing keys painted on the other. It also has a "swastika" painted in the bottom of the bowl. Part of the tail was

broken off in prehistoric times.

Approximate Dimensions: 3 1/2" or 9cm by 2" or 5cm by 2" or 5cm.

 

6Y Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Miniature Effigy Seed Jar.

Approximate Dimensions: 2 5/8" or 6.7 cm. by 1 3/4" or 4.5cm.

This vessel has faint traces of red paint, it may have had a design, or possibly all red painted on it's exterior like the  one (vessel #H1Y) described under Variant Sacaton Red-on-Buff.  It has two opposing holes drilling under the rim, possibly for suspension. I t has been written that these knobbed vessels may represent Datura seed pods, a plant that contained medicinal and hallucinogenic properties. I propose another possibility, the red fruit of the prickly pear cactus. The meat of this fruit is wonderfully sweet and delicious, it can be dried, and it was likely that the Native Americans anxiously awaited the annual harvest of these sugary treats. Prickly Pear Cactus today grow in abundance in areas of the southwest and the fruit is made into jellies and candies.

 

 

7N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Bighorn Ram Effigy Censer.

 

8N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Gourd Effigy.

Approximate Dimensions: 5" by 3 1/8"

 

 

 

 

9N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Ram Effigy Head.

 

 

10N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Human Effigy Scoop with traces of red paint.

Approximate Dimensions: 4" by 2 3/4"

 

 

 

11N Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Gourd Effigy.

Approximate Dimensions: 8 3/8" by 4 1/4"

 

 

12Y Hohokam Sacaton Red-on-Buff Calling Quail Effigy.

Approximate Dimensions: 5 1/2" by 5"

 

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