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Native American, Acoma Pueblo
Object Place: Acoma, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
15.24 x 20.95 cm (6 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Andreson
Accession Number1984.633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionCurved sides, domed bottom, red inside rim and at foot. Decorated in orange and black on cream, four lambrequins descend from rim, terminating in thunderbird motif.
InscriptionsOn bottom: L. Andreson/ Do not take/ from EB 325/ I. 4.
ProvenanceBetween about 1930 and 1932, acquired by Laura Andreson (b. 1902 - d. 1999), Los Angeles; 1984, gift of Laura Andreson to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 21, 1984)