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1911.1.10

Red ware canteen, which is flattened on one side and rounded on the other. [ASh [OPS move] 06/04/2016]

1911.1.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red ware canteen, which is flattened on one side and rounded on the other. [ASh [OPS move] 06/04/2016]
Long description
Red ware canteen, which is flattened on one side and rounded on the other. Two circular handle attached to the top of the shoulder and a narrow neck with small mouth on the top of the vessel. Painted on a white ground with black and red painted geometric symbols on the upper surface. Cotton tied between the handles, possibly for suspension. [ASh [OPS move] 06/04/2016]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Western USA New Mexico Cibola County Acoma Pueblo
Cultural groups
Acoma
Person
Field collector James Stevenson
PRM source Edward Burnett Tylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
1879 - 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Handbuilt, Process Decorated, Process Woven, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 192 mm, Height: max 150 mm, Length: max 193 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.1.10 Other numbers: Powell no. 146

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Food and Drink, Food Accessory

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