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Seed jar
Stella Huma (Native American, 1929–1996)
Native American, Hopi Pueblo
1985
Object Place: Hopi, Hano Village, First Mesa, Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
10.79 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession Number1985.450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPolychrome pot with rainbird motif. The vessel is oval shaped with a fist sized opening in the top.
Signed
On base in paint: POIVEE / STELLA HUMA
InscriptionsSigned in paint on base: POIVEE/STELLA HUMA
Provenance1985, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 1985)