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Object Number
997-20-10/74711
Display Title
Black-on-black covered box
Descriptions
Object Description
Square Black-on-black covered box, polished and painted; decorated with hooked, serated, cloud and checkered designs on all sides and on the lid; lid is molded with a lug for handle. Signed "SUSANA" and with a paper label on bottom "H.C.C."
Inventory Description
Box, square with loop handle lid, lack-on-black biomorphic designs.
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1930-1939
Artist
Susana Martinez Aguilar
Culture
- San Ildefonso
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
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Santa Fe County
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San Ildefonso Pueblo
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San Ildefonso Pueblo
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 9.5 x 10.1 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Signed "SUSANA" on base; 997-20-10/74711a, 997-20-10/74711b Susana H.C.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Harriet C. Cushman
Provenance
Collector
William Allen Cushman
(1930-1940 ca.)
Donor
Harriet C. Cushman
(8/14/97)
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