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Object Number
995-29-10/74512
Display Title
Polychrome-on-buff canteen: turtle and geometric motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Small flat bottomed canteen with buff background. Raised turtle on top in buff with black details. Canteen has black and aqua geometric motifs in circle around turtle with black triangles, hatchering and stepped motif descending. Two agua stepped units front and back. Two lug handles with black dots and leather thong. Dimensions: 8.3 cm high x 8.6 cm wide x 11.3 cm max. length.
* Signed on bottom of canteen, Reyes Madalena, Jemez Pueblo, N.M.
* Card accompanying canteen, Jemez, Indian Hand Made Pottery, By The Potter, Reyes Madalena Butler, Cortez, Colorado.
Inventory Description
Ceramic canteen, flat base, rounded body, two perforated lugs at shoulders, turtle figure applied to front face, polychrome painted geometric designs
Classification
- Canteen
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1989
Artist
Reyes Madalena Butler
(before 1993)
Culture
- Jemez
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
Jemez Pueblo
Additional Geographic Terms
Jemez Pueblo
Materials
Ceramic Leather Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 8.7 x 10.6 cm (3 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Reyes Madalena / Jemez Pueblo / N.M.; 995-29-10/73740
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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