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Polished red pot; shiny interior coated with pine pitch; signed Linda Kniler / Navajo
Polished red pot; shiny interior coated with pine pitch; signed Linda Kniler / Navajo
Object Number 2011.16.62
Display Title Polished red pot; shiny interior coated with pine pitch; signed Linda Kniler / Navajo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pot, flat base, flared body, polished red, interior coated with pine pitch
Classification
  • Pot
Department Ethnographic
Artist Linda Kniler
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Navajo and Zuni Reservation
Materials Clay Pine pitch
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm (1 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.16.62 / Linda Kniler / Navajo
Credit Line Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector Barbara Lurie
Donor Donated by Dr. Paul R. Lurie (6/27/2011)

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