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Seed jar
Potter: Nampeyo (Harmless Snake) (Hopi Pueblo, Hano (Tewa Village), First Mesa, 1860–1942)
Native American, Hopi Pueblo
about 1904–10
Object Place: Hano Village, First Mesa, Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
Accession Number1995.101
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionEarth-red clay and slip. Jar's widest point relatively low, neck turns in to mirror lower form and to form an opening about one-third the diameter. Four large, white hooked shapes encircle upper half with elongated black triangles swooping from behind. Black grid with a dot in each square on white ground below hook. Unbroken black line encircles vessel just below imagery.
ProvenanceAbout 1900/1920, said to have been given to a patent attorney working with Native Americans in the Southwest or to his daughter, Margo Dawson; given by Margo Dawson to the mother of Joseph Elkins; 1994, sold by Joseph Elkins to Dewey Galleries, Ltd., Santa Fe, New Mexico; 1995, sold by Dewey Galleries to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)
NOTE: Provenance information was provided by Dewey Galleries a the time of acquisition.
NOTE: Provenance information was provided by Dewey Galleries a the time of acquisition.