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Jar of featherweight material elaborately decorated with incised lines
Jar of featherweight material elaborately decorated with incised lines
Object Number 34-119-10/100561.1.241
Display Title Jar of featherweight material elaborately decorated with incised lines
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Upshur County, Texas. 34-119. / J. M. Riley farm, 7 miles E. of Lafayette, Upshur County, Texas. / The jar is of featherweight material, is elaborately decorated with incised lines and grooved depressions, and bears two suspention holes on each side. The shape of the rim is out of the ordinary in this region. / Height 6"; diameter 4". / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Household
Subject
  • Jar
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Upshur County
Additional Geographic Terms JM Riley farm
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Prof. James Edwin Pearce

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