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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0410   CAS 0370-0410; 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
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Short, cylindrical vase with flat base and vertical sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is also burnished; Black painted designs on exterior consist of stylized feather motif that is pendant from narrow upper line and repeated 4 times around sides of vase; Overall band is framed above by wide and narrow framing lines, both of which show the traditional ceremonial break; Vase is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Rim Diam = 5.7, Max Diam = 7.2