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Object Number
995-29-10/73640
Display Title
Polychrome-on-reddish brown vase: Sikyatki Revival and geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Tall cylindrical vase. Main design consists of two panels with elongated stylized parrot wings in red and black separated by two patterns of four rectangles each with an oval pattern against herringbone and black band on left side.
Dimensions: 29.2 cm high x 13.0 cm max. dia.
*Signed on bottom, "Rachel Samie" (Nampeyo)
Inventory Description
Ceramic vase, flat base, cylindrical body, constricted rim, opposing panels of painted polychrome geometric and linear designs on exterior
Classification
- Vase
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Artist
Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo
Culture
- Tewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 12.9 x 12.6 cm (11 7/16 x 5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73640
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950-1993)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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