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Object Number
995-29-10/71217
Display Title
Polychrome-on-off white ceramic story turtle
Descriptions
Object Description
Turtle in off-white with black eyes, open black mouth, three black lines on each foot and protruding black tail. Shell in relief outlined in black with scale pattern. Four children on back. Two are back-to-back, one is holding smaller child, one has smaller child resting head on lap. All dressed in off-white with red accents.:me. Dimensions: 15.1 cm high x 14.2 cm wide x 18.9 cm. max. length.
* Signed on bottom of turtle, Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti, N.M.
Inventory Description
Sculpture, molded and polychrome painted turtle with 4 humans riding on shell.
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Artist
Seferina Ortiz
Culture
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15.1 x 14.2 x 18.9 cm (5 15/16 x 5 9/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/71217, Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti, N. M.
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(before 1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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