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Hopi Polacca Polychrome Pictorial Jar

Creator: Unknown Artist
Offered by: Marcy Burns American Indian Arts LLC

Description
Polychrome pottery jar with realistic parrot images, katsina tableta design, designs from excavated Anasazi pottery shards and Zuni roundel design. Probably made at Oraibi* (please see reference listed below).

More Information

Origin:	United States, New Mexico
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Natural clay and white slip that crackled upon firing (associated with Polacca pottery). Hand coiled, slipped, and fired over an open fire made of dried sheep dung and straw.
Condition:	Excellent. A few chips on the rim and normal wear, as is expected of a pot this age. There is a stable hairline crack emanating from one of the chips.
Creation Date:	Circa 1880-1890.
Styles / Movements:	American Indian
Article References:	Walter Hough, "Archaeological Field Work in Northeastern Arizona: The Museum-Gates Expedition of 1901, Smithsonian Institute, Report for 1901; pages 279-358 , on page 351.
Incollect Reference #:	115251

Dimensions

H.	7 in;	Diam.	9.5 in;
H.	17.78 cm;	Diam.	24.13 cm;

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For over thirty years, Marcy Burns American Indian Arts LLC has been nationally recognized as a premier dealer in antique American Indian basketry, textiles, pottery and jewelry, including Native American and Classic Designer jewelry from Taxco, Mexico.

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