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Object Number 2008.20.38
Display Title Rain god, seated with jar in lap
Descriptions
Object Description Rain god, seated with jar in lap
Inventory Description Figurine, seated figure, jar in lap, open eyes, mouth, no ears
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1920s
Culture
  • Tesuque
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Santa Fe County / Pueblo of Tesuque
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2008.20.38
Credit Line Gift of Anne Hiatt
Provenance
Collector Anne Hiatt
Dealer Skinner, Inc. (9/9/95)
Donor Arnold Hiatt (12/30/08)

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