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Pottery anvil
Object Number 40-79-10/22517
Display Title Pottery anvil
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic stopper, red on white
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yuma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest; Colorado and Gila Rivers, region of lower
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 5.5 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-79-10/22517
Provenance
Collector Capt. John G. Bourke (1869-1880)
Donor Mrs. Sarah Bourke James (1940)

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