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Object Number 993-24-20/27451B
Display Title Bamboo stand for ceramic blackware jar
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic blackware jar (a) burnished with bamboo stand (b).
Inventory Description Personal gear, ring, woven basketry, wood, bamboo?
Classification
  • Personal gear
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950-1959
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials Wood, Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 23 x 23 cm (2 3/8 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27451B
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (1950-1959 - August 16, 1993)

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