Ceramic, squat body and short neck. Papago black on red. 2 encircling bands of black filled triangles. Fire cloud covering base and side. Coiled and hand modelled. Red slip with black mesquite gum paint decoration.
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:
Jars and Miniature (size attribute)
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Novelty item, made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters and height 6.2 centimeters
Comment:
References: Fontana, et al. Papago Indian Pottery, 1962. pp. 106-109.