Ceramic, flat base, sides incurving at base, slightly flaring rim, polished orange, design combining scroll, triangle and linear elements in black and red, black framing lines, "Edith Nash, Polacca, Arizona" printed on base along with an ear of corn, fire smudged. Molded and painted.
Donor:
Sallie Lippencott
Collection place:
Polacca, Navajo County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Hopi Reservation; Polacca
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Maker or artist:
Edith Nash
Collector:
Mrs. William Lippincott
Collection date:
1959
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
1940-1959
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 13.7 centimeters and diameter 14 centimeters
Comment:
Original catalog card in accession envelope.
Loans:
S1965-1966 #93: Frederic Burke School (SF State University) (June 27, 1966–August 5, 1966) and S1979-1980 #10: Hearst Art Gallery (Saint Mary's College) (August 27, 1979–November 1, 1979)