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Object Number
995-29-10/74530
Display Title
Pig Bank
Descriptions
Object Description
Flat bottom pig with protruding snout, flop ears and curled tail, indented eyes. Slot on back for money. Ridge around widest diameter of oval body. Covered in pinon pitch over highly micaceous clay. Dimensions: 8.8 cm high x 10.4 cm wide x 16.0 cm max. length.
Inventory Description
Bank, molded pig, incised features, top slit incision, fireclouded
Classification
- Household accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 10.8 x 16.4 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74530, $9.00, P-295 / 74530
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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