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Jar with handle
Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
1930s
Object Place: Santo Domingo, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
10.79 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura F. Andreson
Accession Number1984.614
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionFlat bottom, curved sides, applied handle across rim. Black decoration on handle and rim, red on underside of handle. Floral motif repeated once in black on buff on body. Red on bottom. Green paint accretion indicates native ceremonial use.
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)