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Object Number
995-29-10/73596
Display Title
Polychrome-on-buff jar: geometric motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Small polychrome-on-buff jar with widest diameter slightly above center, insloping sides, constricted neck and flaring rim. Four geometric panels in black with red accents in a,b,a,b, pattern covering body of jar. Dimensions: 10.0 cm high x 11.6 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom, Fannie Nampeyo with corn stalk hallmark.
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body, constricted neck, flared rim, buff overall with painted polychrome geometric designs on exterior
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Artist
Fannie Polacca Nampeyo
Culture
- Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 11.6 x 11.4 cm (3 7/8 x 4 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73596; FANNIE / NAMPEYO / [signed with drawing of corn]
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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