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Object Number 995-29-10/74525
Display Title Black-on-red human face Bowl
Descriptions
Object Description Globular red bowl with molded ears and nose. Incised eyebrows, eyes and mouth in black. Black band at rim. Undecorated interior. Dimensions: 9.8 cm high x 15.9 cm max. dia. * Accompanied by ribbon: Second Prize Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, 50th Anniversary Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, 1971. Tag on back on ribbon: Item: 514-2; Exhibitor: 30; Maker: Sally Jones; Judge: Dutton. Tag with ribbon: Prem. No. 514-2; Award; Exhibitor: 30; Wm. Wright 2719 Digby Ave. Cinn., Ohio 45220.
Inventory Description Ceramic bowl, flat base with rounded body, incised and modeled human face, polished exterior with black painted rim and incised features
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1971
Artist Sally Jones
Culture
  • Papago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 14.5 cm, 14 in. (3 7/8 x 5 11/16 in., 35.5601 cm)
Quantity 1
Label on object 12.00; 995-29-10/74525
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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