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Mogollon Artist
Culinary Jar, c. 300-1250
Earthenware
8 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 10 7/16 in. (22.23 x 25.24 x 26.51 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, New Mexico and Arizona
Technique:
Hand-forming
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. E. H. Parker
Accession Number:
P2709
Jar with flattened spherical body and with a constricted mouth, short neck, and corrugated sides. Triangular relief on neck, no decoration. Reddish-brown ware.
Commentary
Ceramic storage vessels were used throughout the Southwest. They offered extremely effective protection from vermin and humidity. The corrugated walls and indented neck of this jar are particularly well executed, with ten corrugations per 2.5cm.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 66 (illustrated/bw) fig. 197.
Materials
Brown clay
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 10 7/16 in. (22.23 x 25.24 x 26.51 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 66, Figure Number: 197
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