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Polychrome-on-white globular jar:parrot motif
Polychrome-on-white globular jar:parrot motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73637
Display Title Polychrome-on-white globular jar:parrot motif
Descriptions
Object Description Globular jar with small opening and red rectangle with stylized parrot motifs in black and mottled brown extending down from center of each side against a white background. Dimensions: 17.8 cm high x 20.6 cm max. dia. *Signed on bottom with a feather (Feather Woman - Helen Naha)
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, slightly concave base, rounded body, constricted opening, buff overall with polychrome painted geometric designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960s-1980s
Artist Helen Naha
Culture
  • Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms First Mesa
Materials Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 17.9 x 20.5 x 20 cm (7 1/16 x 8 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73637; [Signed on the bottom with painted feather]
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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