THE TEXT FROM THE BOOK READS “PLATE 31 – SNOWFLAKE BLACK-ON-WHITE, CIBOLA WHITE WARE, ca. AD 1100-1250, height 8”, length 9.5”. The duck effigy canteen is painted with a checkered rattlesnake stretched around the shoulder of the vessel. (82) The head of the snake painted on the breast of the effigy is a startling, grimacing death head similar to those discussed in Plates 49, 54, and 68.”

This is a very rare effigy, the broad bill is virtually never seen and the “death-head snake” exceptionally rare. There is a piece of restoration on the bottom left side (looks like the country of India, photo #7) and a very small (less than a dime) piece on the right side. The slip is very white, very dark consistent black paint and bright hard polish. For some unknown reason effigies are undervalued in today's market...this piece is an exceptional value.