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Atomizer bottle covered in blue and white beadwork
Object Number 995-29-10/73439
Display Title Atomizer bottle covered in blue and white beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description Atomizer bottle with a squat shaped glass base with gold tone mechanism topped by a knob of marbleized light blue. The base is fully beaded in peyote stitch over the glass with uniform size glass seed beads. The design pattern consists of zig-zag rings around the circumference in bands of dark blue and white opaque beads with accent areas of translucent red and amber seed beads. The beadwork is formed into a tight closure around the neck of the bottle at the base of the atomizer mechanism. The metal parts are gold tone, with a shallow concave circular knob of light blue molded glass or plastic applied to the top. A leather disk attached to the lowest row of beads covers the bottom of the glass bottle. The atomizer mechanism extends 4 cm from the top of the glass bottle[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description Atomizer bottle, glass covered w/ polychrome glass beadwork, leather at base, ma
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1979
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Glass, Metal, Glass, Leather, Plastic
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 7 x 7.2 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73439
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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