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Object Number
991-13-10/60912
Display Title
Plainware Pottery Bowl
Descriptions
Object Description
Small plainware pottery bowl made by Vera Pooyouma of Third Mesa, Arizona. Artist, over 90 years old, is known for her wicker baskets. Purchased at 1991 Hopi Artist's Exhibition, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff.
Inventory Description
Bowl, rounded base, carinated body, red slip, rough
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Prior to May 1991
Artist
Vera Pooyouma
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 14.5 x 5 cm (2 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-13-10/60912
Provenance
Collector
Lea S. McChesney
(1991)
Donor
Lea S. McChesney
(July 1991)
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