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Canteen
Attributed to: Nampeyo (Harmless Snake) (Hopi Pueblo, Hano (Tewa Village), First Mesa, 1860–1942)
Native American, Hopi Pueblo
1920–30
Object Place: Hopi, Hano village, First Mesa, Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
13.33 x 11.43 x 8.25 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Andreson
Accession Number1984.623
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThis canteen is a small, round bodied bottle with narrow mouth and two applied handles. The bottle is painted with red and brown slip over a shiny, burnished white ground. The symmetrical designs of two masked figures is on one face only and the bakc is flat. The form is known as a Pilgrim flask form, with its two loop handles and bottle neck. Black and red decoration on belly, confronted thunderbirds, on white ground. This piece has been burnished, as indicated by its smooth, almost shiny surface.
InscriptionsE13299
ProvenanceBetween about 1930 and 1932, purchased by Laura Andreson (b. 1902 - d. 1999), Los Angeles; 1984, gift of Laura Andreson to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 21, 1984)