Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2012-0003-0014 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Figurine (bear) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Colorado | |
| County | Montezuma | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Cortez | |
| Maker's Name | Lorraine Williams (b. 1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay; Piñon pine pitch; Paint | |
| Description | Small stylized figurine of a standing bear shown with his feet together and his head held low; All surfaces are scraped and sanded smooth; One side of the bear is decorated with three incised terraced diamond shapes, each painted with different colored clay slips (red, brown, and black); Opposite side of bear is decorated with three triangular and diamond shapes made by repeated stamping with a small triangular die stamp and then partially painted with colored slips; Entire figurine is covered with light coating of piñon pine pitch; Artist’s initial’s “LW†are incised on bottom of bear’s front feet. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Width = 3.4, Length = 11.3 | |