Jar miniature

Museum number:
2-58453
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3145
Description:
Ceramic, polychrome; necked; shouldered with indented base, decorated on exterior with 2 panels of geometric designs, in dark brown and red on white slip, dark brown base, interior slipped in off-white. Coiled and scraped. Label on base states: "Zuni 1883".
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1883
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars, Miniature (size attribute), Pottery, and Zuni Polychrome (1850–1920 AD)
Production date:
1883
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Novelty made for sale. Miniature water jar.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 11.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar miniature, accession number 2-58453, described as Ceramic, polychrome; necked; shouldered with indented base, decorated on exterior with 2 panels of geometric designs, in dark brown and red on white slip, dark brown base, interior slipped in off-white. Coiled and scraped. Label on base states: "Zuni 1883".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar miniature, accession number 2-58453, described as Ceramic, polychrome; necked; shouldered with indented base, decorated on exterior with 2 panels of geometric designs, in dark brown and red on white slip, dark brown base, interior slipped in off-white. Coiled and scraped. Label on base states: "Zuni 1883".

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