Bear piggybank. Coiled ceramic, red/brown with fire clouds. Bear sits up in "begging" position. Coat incised in long stripes to provide rough "hair" surface. Incised mouth, nostrils and eyes. Wide money slit on back. Bottom incised "LRG Navajo". Post-firing glaze.
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:
Louise R. Goodman
Collector:
Ira Jacknis and Margot Blum Schevill
Collection date:
April 19, 1993
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Context of use:
Made for the tourist trade.
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 22.3 centimeters, depth 10.22 centimeters, and width 13.6 centimeters