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Object Number 997-20-10/74704
Display Title Carved blackware dish
Descriptions
Object Description Polished and carved blackware dish with abstract figure in the tondo, apparently representing a yei biche with spiked coiffeur. Signed "RAYETA San Ildefonso"
Inventory Description Plate, flat base, flaring sides, black on black biomorphic carved design
Classification
  • Plate
Department Ethnographic
Date 1930-1939
Artist Rayita Gonzales
Culture
  • San Ildefonso
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Santa Fe County / San Ildefonso Pueblo / San Ildefonso Pueblo
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 10.7 x 1.9 cm (4 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Signed "Rayeta" on base; 997-20-10/74704; Rayeta / San Ildefonso
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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