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Object Number 995-29-10/73544
Display Title Carved red vase: bear paw motif
Descriptions
Object Description Large carved red vase. Ridged area separating widest diameter from constricted neck and flaring rim. Four slightly carved bear paw prints in neck. Dimensions: 41.9 cm high x 31.8 cm max. dia. * Signed on bottom, Margaret Tafoya.
Inventory Description Ceramic jar or vase, stepped shoulder, elongated neck and flared rim, four impressed designs on neck, painted red
Classification
  • Vase
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1989
Artist Margaret Tafoya
Culture
  • Santa Clara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 31 x 31 cm (16 9/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73544; Margaret Tafoya / Santa Clara Pue; P61 / Stana Clara
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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