Ceramic, single handle, anthropomorphic face with modelled features. Papago black on red. Black curvilinear design, rounded base. Several areas of fire clouds. Anvil and paddle with hand modelling and coiling. Red slip with blackmesquite gum paint decorations.
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1917
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pitchers (vessels)
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Effigy pitcher. Novelty item, made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 18.8 centimeters
Comment:
References: Fontana, et al. Papago Indian Pottery, 1962. pp. 106-109.