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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0377   CAS 0370-0377; Vase
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Vase
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) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigments
Description Cylindrical vase with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and exterior is burnished; Exterior design includes large black and red feather motif repeated twice on sides; Heavy black line encircles lip; "#14, $1.75, Sadie" is written in pencil on base (unknown if this is actual signature or later attribution by Ruth Elkus or someone else).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.9, Rim Diam = 7.0, Max Diam = 8.5