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Navajo pottery jar, rounded base and wide mouth. Coil of clay wrapped around jar
Navajo pottery jar, rounded base and wide mouth. Coil of clay wrapped around jar
Object Number 985-27-10/59080
Display Title Navajo pottery jar, rounded base and wide mouth. Coil of clay wrapped around jar
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo pottery jar, rounded base and wide mouth. Coil of clay wrapped around jar at rim, incised and has a break. Many fire clouds. Remnants of yellow-brown stains (pitch?) 17.8x10.9 cm.
Inventory Description Jar, rounded base, cylindrical body, incised applique strip at rim, fireclouded
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 17.8 x 10.9 x 10.9 cm (7 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59080
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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