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Start Over Donor Margot Blum Schevill Culture or time period North American native cultures
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket bottle, accession number 2-71420, described as Basketry, miniature pitched basket bottle with handle. Globular with extended neck. Coiled construction of split sumac coated inside and out with pinon pitch. Material of handle unknown (traditionally was braided horsehair). Attached label "A/ Betty Bedonia $24".
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-71555, described as Coiled ceramic, smoothed, interior pink/tan, exterior tan with gray fire clouds. All surfaces pitted. Applique biyo of inverted arcs (made by finger tip) below the rim. Post-firing pinon pine pitch glaze inside and out.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-71549, described as Coiled ceramic, slightly bulbous, smoothed, post-firing pinon pine pitch glaze. Uneven shape, red-brown with single dark fire cloud on the bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Canteen, accession number 2-71412, described as Ceramic, with lug handles. Flattened ball-shape with short, narrow neck (open) at top. Handles (for hanging straps) on shoulders. Decorated on one face with large applique of Navajo Rainbow figure and incised corn plant. Squared-off bottom incised "Faye B. Tso". Mask tape label "$70".
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Clay, accession number 2-71565, described as Pulverized and kneaded, in plastic bag.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Clay, accession number 2-71566, described as Small lumps, raw as dug out of the ground.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 2-71553, described as Coiled ceramic, smoothed, brown, applique tail, ears and snout. Incised eyes, nostrils and mouth. Wide top slit for money. Thin external application of post-firing pinon pine pitch glaze.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 2-71561, described as Bear piggybank. Coiled ceramic, red/brown with fire clouds. Bear sits up in "begging" position. Coat incised in long stripes to provide rough "hair" surface. Incised mouth, nostrils and eyes. Wide money slit on back. Bottom incised "LRG Navajo". Post-firing glaze.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 2-71411, described as Horse effigy, ceramic, brown clay incompletely post-firing glazed with pinon pitch. Mouth, eyes and mane incised, tail sculpted. Incised "L.G." under body. Dealer label on foot "W/L.G. $12".
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Glaze, accession number 2-71562, described as Pinon pine, yellow/brown.

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