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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
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
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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