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Vessel
Tammy Tarbell (Native American (Iroquois culture, Mohawk), born in 1950)
Native American, Mohawk
1983–84
Object Place: Syracuse, New York, United States, Eastern (Northeast) Region
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara McLean Ward in memory of Suzanne Greeley McLean
Accession Number1993.219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionSpherical-shaped, polished black body. Neck moves from the round to square with castellated rim. Outside neck is matte-black with incised lines. The inside is the reverse; neck polished and body matte.
Signed
On bottom: TARBELL
Provenance1980s, given by a member of the Onondaga tribe to Suzanne Greeley McLean, Dewitt, NY; 1985, given by Suzanne Greeley McLean to her daughter, Barbara McLean Ward, Portsmouth, NH; 1993, gift of Barbara McLean Ward to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)