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Object Number
995-29-10/73648
Display Title
Polychrome ladle: turtles painted on handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Large polychrome ladle with scooped handle and leather carrying strap. Typical Blue Corn colors. Interior of bowl is unpolished. Exterior is highly polished with narrow band of black at rim followed by scalloping in green edged in red. Scooped handle has three painted figures: red and black 12 legged ladybug; red and black 12 legged beetle and brown, green and black turtle. Dimensions: 6.9 cm high x 12.1 cm wide x 31.1 cm max. length. *Signed on bottom of ladle Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo.
Inventory Description
Ladle, painted zoomorphic designs on handle, scalloped designs round bowl
Classification
- Container
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1989
Artist
Blue Corn
Culture
- San Ildefonso
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 31.1 x 6.9 x 13.2 cm (12 1/4 x 2 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73648; Blue Corn - / San Ildefonso Pueblo
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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