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Polychrome-on-buff jar" geometric elements
Polychrome-on-buff jar" geometric elements
Object Number 995-29-10/73615
Display Title Polychrome-on-buff jar" geometric elements
Descriptions
Object Description Polished polychrome-on-buff jar with insloping sides, pronounced neck and slightly flaring rim. Design consists of four panels of stylized geometric elements in red and black in a,b,a,b pattern. Dimensions: 11.4 cm high x 18.0 cm max. dia. * Signed on bottom, Fannie Nampeyo.
Inventory Description Ceramic jar, flat base, rounded body, sloping neck, slightly flared rim, painted polychrome geometric designs on exterior
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1969
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: 11.9 x 18 x 18.2 cm (4 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73615; FANNIE / NAMPEYO
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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