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Object Number
44-35-10/27481
Display Title
Painted pottery plate. Decorated with human figures.
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted pottery plate - decorated with figures of Indians.
Inventory Description
Painting on plate, BE A BEARs HEART on rim, Plains style human figures
Classification
- Art 3-D
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1878-1882
Artist
Apache prisoners
(04/01/1887-01/01/1894)
Artist
Bear's Heart
Culture
- Cheyenne
- Kiowa
- Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alabama
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 31.3 x 31.2 cm (1 3/8 x 12 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
44-35-10/27481; M Hemmenway #1532
Credit Line
Gift of the Hemenway Heirs
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Intermediary
Old South Church of Boston
(06/14/1944)
Donor
Hemenway Heirs
(06/16/1944)
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