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Object Number
2004.29.4505
Display Title
Navajo woman holding pinon gum mop used for post-firing treatment of vessels
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tschopik - Navaho Pottery Making; Pl. XVI; out; Post-firing treatment (32). a, potter with piñon gum mop. b, applying gum to inside of cooking pot. (verso) Gift of Lucy Kluckhohn, Sept 1964."
Keywords
- Occupation
- Manufacture and General Utility
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Potter
- pottery making
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1950
Artist
Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr.
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Utah / Utah?
North America / United States / Arizona / Arizona?
North America / United States / Utah / Utah?
North America / United States / Arizona / Arizona?
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Lucy Kluckhohn
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