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Helen T. Naha (Feather Woman) (Native American, 1922–1993)
Native American, Hopi Pueblo
1985
Object Place: Hopi, Polacca village, Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
11.11 cm (4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession Number1985.453
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOvoid shape, repeating geometric patterns of diamonds, swirls, triangles in three sections of twelve.
Marks
Hallmark on base: Feather
Provenance1985, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 1985)