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Object Number
985-27-10/59164
Display Title
Canteen. About a third broken, the rest is glued together. Curving geometric
Descriptions
Object Description
Canteen. About a third broken, the rest is glued together. Curving geometric designs, mostly solid w/ some hachure. Solid orange on flatter side. Handle on either side of spout. Spout plugged w/ a corncob wrapped w/ a piece of cloth. 19x14.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ceramic partial canteen, polychrome, corn cob and fabric stopper, 2 handles
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Clay, Cotton, Corncob
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 19.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/96164/ 24.778
Provenance
Collector
Kenneth Chapman
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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