Hopi Bird Figurine with 5 Holes on Top [SOLD]

This is a beautifully made bird figurine that is hollow on the inside and with five holes on the top. I am not sure of the function, but it is a charming figurine. It is in original excellent condition.

Provenance: From the estate of Transcendental artist Florence Pierce of Albuquerque who passed away in 2007 at the age of 89. She was best known for luminescent paintings made of pigmented resins on reflective surfaces. Her interest in abstraction began in the 1930s when she was an associate of the Transcendental Painting Group. The New York Times called her “the doyenne of abstract art in the Southwest” following her art exhibit in New York City in 2006.