Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0003-0001A,B | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Teapot with lid | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Coconino | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Cow Springs | |
| Maker's Name | Helen Herder | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1988 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Piñon pine (Pinus edulis) pitch | |
| Description | Teapot with flat base, flaring sides that rise to a high rounded shoulder and then curve inward to a narrow diameter mouth; Short cylindrical spout juts out from the shoulder on one side, and opposite it is a single heavy coiled handle mounted vertically at the shoulder and just above mid-level height on side of teapot; Pair of decorative parallel clay fillets (broken into segments by spout and handle) encircle shoulder of teapot; Interior and exterior surfaces are minimally scraped smooth, but left undecorated except for short V-shaped incised lines along decorative fillets; Interior and exterior are coated with piñon pine pitch; Accompanying lid is flat on top with pronounced lip on underside that fits inside teapot’s top opening; Lug handle is appliquéd atop lid and is perforated; Lid is also coated with piñon pine pitch. Helen Herder is among the more traditional Navajo potters living in the Cow Springs, AZ area. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.7, Width = 24.1, Rim Diam = 7.5, Max Diam = 18.0 | |