Jar

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Jar

Entry/Object ID

E-184

Description

A jar with a stylized bird design on the top. It is decorated with red and black paint on buff polychrome. It is handmade using the coil and scrape method. It is signed "James G. Nampeyo" on the bottom with an image of an ear of corn. The bottom also has "450" hand written in pencil.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Hopi Pottery

Acquisition

Accession

14.01.02

Made/Created

Artist

James G. Nampeyo

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hopi
Native American

Dimensions

Height

9 cm

Width

14 cm

Material

Native clay

Color

Buff, Red, Black

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

Even coloring throughout with markings revealing scraping production method along neck of jar.