Gila Plain Bird Effigy Pitcher

Small, Gila Plain bird effigy pitcher, reconstructed from six fragments. The surface is micaceous. This effigy vessel was recovered from a habitation area, located east of the platform mound and the surviving ballcourt at Pueblo Grande. Pueblo Grande was a large village site located at the headgates of a major canal system occupied as early as AD 500, reaching its greatest size during the Classic Period.