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Object Number 995-29-10/73545
Display Title Black carved wedding vase: geometric motif
Descriptions
Object Description Oversized globular black wedding vase with handle connecting very straight spouts. Heavily stepped and curved geometric elements between widest diameter and spouts. Dimensions: 52.5 cm high x 32.5 cm max. dia. * Signed on bottom, Margaret Tafoya.
Inventory Description Jar, ceramic, rounded tapered body, double-necked, incised, black, burnished
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1989
Artist Margaret Tafoya
Culture
  • Santa Clara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 52.5 x 32.5 cm (20 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object P / 62 / Santa Clara; 995-29-10/73545; Margaret / Tafoya
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1950-1993)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (10/23/1995)

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