Vase

Museum number:
2-71557
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071557
Accession number:
Acc.4591
Description:
Miniature double spout wedding vase with connection handle, coiled ceramic, unfired tan clay with incised decoration (done with ice cream stick). Bottom incised "Della Navajo".
Donor:
Ira Jacknis, Margot Blum Schevill, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Cow Springs, Coconino County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Coconino; Cow Springs
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Maker or artist:
Della Goodman
Collector:
Ira Jacknis and Margot Blum Schevill
Collection date:
April 19, 1993
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
1.5 Household and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Made for the tourist trade. Wedding vase.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 6.84 centimeters and height 12.46 centimeters
Comment:
This pot was purchased unfired in order to illustrate the technique of the potter. Made for the tourist trade. Wedding vase.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 2-71557, described as Miniature double spout wedding vase with connection handle, coiled ceramic, unfired tan clay with incised decoration (done with ice cream stick). Bottom incised "Della Navajo".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 2-71557, described as Miniature double spout wedding vase with connection handle, coiled ceramic, unfired tan clay with incised decoration (done with ice cream stick). Bottom incised "Della Navajo".

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