Seedpot

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Seedpot

Entry/Object ID

E-192

Description

A seedpot with a painted starburst migration pattern painted in black and red on cream polychrome. It was handmade via the coil and scrape method using native clay. Signed on the bottom is "Nona Naha" with plant iconography. The bottom also has "690" written in pencil.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Hopi Pottery

Acquisition

Accession

14.01.10

Made/Created

Artist

Nona Naha

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Hopi
Native American

Dimensions

Height

7 cm

Diameter

13.3 cm

Material

Native clay

Color

Cream, Black, Red

Condition

Notes

One small hole on top of pot. Damaged when kachina doll fell during earthquake? 2021-2022? Has a large crack running through a hole at the top of the pot, extending through the bottom. Handle with extreme care.