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1896.54.97

Ceramic vessel in the form of a gourd, with painted decoration

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1896.54.97

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic vessel in the form of a gourd, with painted decoration
Long description
Vessel rattle made of pottery to imitate gourd with circular flat hollow body, with handle and peg. Painted dark red on yellow ground. Centre of each face with cross-shaped hole, and decorated with sunface design.
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
Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 230 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.54.97 Other numbers: Powell no. 189
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: Music, Vessel, Pottery, Musical Instrument, Rattle

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