For #NationalCougarDay on #Woodensday :
Mountain lion effigy (part of a ritual cache), Salado branch of the Mogollon (New Mexico, US), 14th-15th c.
Wood, stone, string, pigment
For #OwlishMonday:
polychrome ceramic owl pot Mongollon, Casas Grandes (Paquimé, Chihuahua, Mexico) 1150-1400 CE 18 cm h., 14 cm. dia. Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian collection 11/9883