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Object Number
2017.17.2
Display Title
Polychrome jar with hook, feather and terraced motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Polychrome jar with hook, feather and terraced motifs, signed with drawing of corn plant and "Corn Leaves"
Inventory Description
Pot, flat base, flared body, cremeware, black and orange designs, oval body, black rim
Classification
- Pot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Second half of 20th century
Artist
Corn Leaves
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18 × 17 × 17 cm (7 1/16 × 6 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2017.17.2 / Corn Leaves
Credit Line
Gift in loving memory of George Wald and Ruth Hubbard Wald
Provenance
Collector
Prof. George Wald
(c. 1958-1959)
Collector
Ruth Hubbard Wald
(c. 1958-1959)
Donor
Donated by
Deborah Wald
(12/12/2017)
Donor
Donated by
Elijah Wald
(12/12/2017)
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