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1889.39.12

Ceramic figure of a tortoise, with painted decoration

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1889.39.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic figure of a tortoise, with painted decoration
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Western USA New Mexico Sandoval County Cochiti Pueblo
Cultural groups
Cochiti
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1889
Date collected
By 1889
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1889
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Handbuilt, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.39.12
Research and responses

Related Documents File - A handwritten letter dated 11 June 1889 and addressed to Professor E.B. Tylor. Very difficult to read, as is the signature. [MOB 18/9/2001]

Search terms: Figure, Pottery, Animal Figure

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