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Catalog Number CAS 2016-0007-0005   CAS 2016-0007-0005; Wedding vase
Category Pottery
Object Name Wedding vase
Culture Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name Linda Jo’Povi Askan (Cactus Flower)
Date of Manufacture 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Black-on-black wedding vase created by reduction firing with highly burnished surface; Slip-paint designs represent the stairs of the kiva and sunlight; Signature “Jo- Povi LAskan © Santa Clara Pueblo” is incised on the base. Linda Jo’Povi Askan (Cactus Flower) is the sister of Birdell Bourdon (Vine Flower) whose work is also represented in the CAS collections.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.5, Max Diam = 9.2