Potsherds

Museum number:

2-71567a-e

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210271567a@2de

Accession number:

Acc.4591

Object count:

5

Description:

Pottery. a) Fine, tan with section of pot rim. b) Coarse, gray. c) Coarse, gray. d) Coarse, gray with black fire clouds. e) Fine gray/tan with black painted stripes on one face.

Donor:

Ira Jacknis, Margot Blum Schevill, and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Cow Springs, Coconino County, Arizona

Verbatim coll. place:

Arizona; Coconino; Cow Springs

Culture or time period:

Navajo

Maker or artist:

Louise R. Goodman

Collector:

Ira Jacknis and Margot Blum Schevill

Collection date:

April 19, 1993

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Potsherds and Pottery

Function:

8.3 For Manufacturing

Context of use:

To be ground and used as temper for pottery making.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

b)— 2.4 centimeters, b)— length 3.2 centimeters, a)— diameter 1.73 centimeters, a)— width 5.44 centimeters, and a)— length 6.3 centimeters

Comment:

To be ground and used as temper for pottery making.

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