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1896.54.91

Buff ware ladle or spoon with a white wash exterior and painted decoration on the exterior. [ASh [OPS move] 04/04/2016]

1896.54.91

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Collection type
Object
Description
Buff ware ladle or spoon with a white wash exterior and painted decoration on the exterior. [ASh [OPS move] 04/04/2016]
Long description
Buff ware ladle or spoon with a white wash exterior and painted decoration on the exterior. There is a human face painted onto the underside of the bowl. Small protrusion on the side creating a handle on the side. [ASh [OPS move] 04/04/2016]
Cultural groups
Hopi
Person
Field collector James Stevenson
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
1879 - 1884
Acquisition information
Loaned: Unknown date Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Height: max 45 mm, Depth: max 65 mm, Length: max 92 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.54.91 Other numbers: Powell no. 193?
Research and responses

James Stevenson collected in the Southwest in 1879, 1881 and 1884. Ref. Bureau of Ethnology Annual Reports 2 (1880-1) pp 429-465 , 3 (1881-2) pp 517-594 & 6 (1884-5) pp xxviii-xxix. [LM 26/11/99]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Pottery, Figure, Mask, Spoon, Animal Figure, Food Accessory

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