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Object Number 45-25-10/28970
Display Title Pieces of pottery covered with hair
Descriptions
Object Description Pieces of pottery covered with hair
Inventory Description Ceramic sherds, undecorated dark ware, covered in hair
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Sherd
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 11.6 x 6.8 x 0.7 cm (4 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 45-25-10/28970; 3646
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892 - 1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892 - 1892)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1892 - 1894-1896)

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