| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0344 |
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| Category |
Pottery; Vessels |
| Object Name |
Pitcher |
| Culture |
Pee-Posh (Maricopa) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona |
| County |
Maricopa |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1895-1910 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Clay; Organic pigments |
| Description |
Cylindrical pitcher with flat base, rounded lower body, and tall tapering neck with everted rim; Flattened handle attached to rim and to lower body has 4 modeled faces (with black eyes and red noses) along its length; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior and interior of rim are slipped red and burnished; Black design on exterior consists of 4 vertical panels on lower body, each with central rectangle outlined by large chevrons; Series of parallel encircling lines and diagonal columns of solid black squares fill the wide neck band; Short squiggly lines encircle lip. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 18.8, Depth = 16.5, Rim Diam = 8.8, Max Diam = 11.6 |