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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0282   CAS 0370-0282; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Jar with flat base, low shoulder, tall tapering neck, and slightly flared rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and coated with red slip; Exterior is lightly burnished but otherwise undecorated; Jar is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.7, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 9.3