Ceramic, round constricted shape with narrow mouth. Decorations of black on red in 3 concentric bands with diagonal lines and filled pendant triangles. Flat bottom, crack down side with hole in base. Coiled with paddle and anvil, red slip, polished, with black mesquite 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:
Miniature (size attribute) and Vessels (containers)
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Novelty item, made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 9.3 centimeters
Comment:
References: Fontana, et al. Papago Indian Pottery, 1962. pp. 106-109.