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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0100   CAS 0370-0100; Ashtray
Category Pottery
Object Name Ashtray
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa; Village: Hano
Maker's Name Sadie Adams (1905-1995)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round ashtray with flat base, flaring sides, and wide flat rim with pair of wide, U-shaped depressions for holding the cigarettes; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Band around rim is painted with black geometric motif, repeated on either side of the depressions; Floral signature of Sadie Adams is painted in black on the base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.5, Max Diam = 14.3