Canteen

Museum number:
2-51798
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2779
Description:
Small canteen, ceramic; flat back; 2 polychrome birds on front; 2 side handles. Probably coil built.
Donor:
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Canteens (vessels), Pottery, and Unclassified polychrome pottery
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Novelty (small size indicates miniature). Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 12.2 centimeters
Comment:
Was poorly repaired so soaked apart and reglued at Museum.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Canteen, accession number 2-51798, described as Small canteen, ceramic; flat back; 2 polychrome birds on front; 2 side handles. Probably coil built.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Canteen, accession number 2-51798, described as Small canteen, ceramic; flat back; 2 polychrome birds on front; 2 side handles. Probably coil built.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Canteen, accession number 2-51798, described as Small canteen, ceramic; flat back; 2 polychrome birds on front; 2 side handles. Probably coil built.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Canteen, accession number 2-51798, described as Small canteen, ceramic; flat back; 2 polychrome birds on front; 2 side handles. Probably coil built.

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