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Polychrome-on-buff jar: scrolling parrot motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73610
Display Title Polychrome-on-buff jar: scrolling parrot motif
Descriptions
Object Description Polychrome-on-buff squat oversized globular jar with insloping sides and small opening. Typical black swirl pattern of 10 hooked and interconnected Sikyatki stylized parrot motifs against a red background. Dimensions: 17.0 cm high x 32.4 cm max. dia. * Signed on bottom, Fannie Nampeyo with corn stalk hallmark.
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body constricted neck, buff overall with painted polychrome geometric and curvilinear designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950s-1970s
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: 16.9 x 32.4 x 32.3 cm (6 5/8 x 12 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73610; FANNIE / NAMPEYO / [signed with drawing of corn]
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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