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Object Number
995-29-10/73554
Display Title
Sgrafittoed red Bowl: butterfly and hummingbird motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Highly polished redware pot with two circular medallions that are in sgrafitto technique with one containing a butterfly going into a flower and the other with a hummingbird going into a flower with sgrafitto feather trim at the top. Dimensions: 8.8 cm high x 9.9 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom, Camilio Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo 1973 202 Sunflower.
Inventory Description
Ceramic pot, flat base, very rounded body, constricted opening, sgraffito surface decoration with floral and faunal designs
Classification
- Pot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1973:kb
Artist
Camilio Tafoya
Culture
- Santa Clara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 9.9 x 9.9 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73554; Camilio Sunflower / Tafoya / Santa Clara / Pueblo / 19732#2
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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