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Object Number
995-29-10/73623
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white jar: turtle and geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Polychrome-on-white squat jar with sloping sides, insloping top, pronounced neck and slightly flaring rim. Four panels in black and red contain a stylized parrot band around a turtle in the center in a,b,a,b, pattern. Dimensions: 17.1 cm high x 28.1 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom, Pauline Setalla.
Inventory Description
Ceramic jar, polychrome exterior with turle motif, short, straight neck
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Artist
Pauline Setalla
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 26 cm (5 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73623
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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