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Polychrome-on-buff jar: geometric motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73596
Display Title Polychrome-on-buff jar: geometric motif
Descriptions
Object Description Small polychrome-on-buff jar with widest diameter slightly above center, insloping sides, constricted neck and flaring rim. Four geometric panels in black with red accents in a,b,a,b, pattern covering body of jar. Dimensions: 10.0 cm high x 11.6 cm max. dia. * Signed on bottom, Fannie Nampeyo with corn stalk hallmark.
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body, constricted neck, flared rim, buff overall with painted polychrome geometric designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960s-1980s
Artist Fannie Polacca Nampeyo
Culture
  • Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms First Mesa
Materials Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 11.6 x 11.4 cm (3 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73596; FANNIE / NAMPEYO / [signed with drawing of corn]
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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