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Object Number
995-29-10/73603
Display Title
Polychrome-on-off white Canteen: stylized parrot motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Bulbous polychrome-on-off white canteen with lugs and pronounced pouring spout. Black and red stylized parrot motif on bulbous surface. Dimensions: 11.9 cm high x 20.4 cm max. dia. x 19.7 cm max. length.
* Signed on bottom with feather hallmark.
* (Accompanied by ribbon: First Prize, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico The Indian Capital, 50th Anniversary, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup New Mexico 1971. On back judge is listed as "Dutton".)
Inventory Description
Ceramic canteen, two loop handles, white burnished exterior with polychrome geometric design on one side
Classification
- Canteen
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1971
Artist
Helen Naha
Culture
- Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 21 x 12.2 cm (7 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73603; [Signed on back with painted feather]
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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