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2018.3.30Description
Property P28: David Thompson, Buffalo Song Pot, Object: pottery, Artist/Maker: Thompson, David (b.1952, Wichita: KS), Title/Model: Buffalo Song Pot, Date/Region: 1991 / Kansas, Medium/Technique: earthenware, mat glaze / wheel thrown, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 7.35" H x 7" W x 3.35" opening, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, "David Thompson '91", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Redware clay has been wheel thrown and painted with what appears to be commercial mat glaze. A splatter technique decorates the body of the vessel. At the neck and base is a brown step design. A large buffalo and a four-pointed star form decorate the front and back. Step design, buffalo and star are out-lined with raised dots.
Included inside is a letter from a woman named Pahponee about the White Buffalo, who is included in the design.Lexicon
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2018.3.30
Artist David Thompson
Wichita, KS
Collected by Dr. Carol Getty
