Ceramic, flat base, sides incurving at rim and base, design of large birds with floral elements and arches in black and red on white ground, black framing lines and rim, red base, unidentified material covers part of base. Molded, painted.
Donor:
Madison Bentley
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Acoma
Collector:
Madison Bentley
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 40 centimeters and height 41 centimeters
Comment:
References: Tanner, Clara Lee, "Southwest Indian Craft Arts", University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1968, p. 104, figure 4.18.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #42: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (December 3, 1973–February 21, 1974) and S1992-1993 #26: SFO Museum (May 26, 1993–September 10, 1993)