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Object Number 991-13-10/60913
Display Title Ceramic Ladle
Descriptions
Object Description Small pottery coyote effigy ladle by Bertha Kinale, a 65 year old Hopi potter from Walpi village, First Mesa, Arizona. Coyote is a representation of potter's clan identity. Purchased at 1991 Hopi Artist's Exhibition, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff.
Inventory Description Ladle, flat bowl, black on red biomorphic designs, molded animal head handle
Classification
  • Ladle
Department Ethnographic
Date prior to May 1991
Artist Bertha Kinale
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 6.7 x 10.8 cm (7/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-13-10/60913, BKINALE / Walpi / Village / Polacca / Ariz
Provenance
Collector Lea S. McChesney (1991)
Donor Lea S. McChesney (July 1991)

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