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1922.35.85

Pottery sherd from the body of a vessel.


1922.35.85

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery sherd from the body of a vessel.
Long description
Pottery sherd from the body of a vessel. Buff coloured fabric with painted decoration on both surfaces and a cream slip on the outer surface. The object comprises two sherds which have been glued back together. [SM (Verve) 10/2/2016]
Cultural groups
Hopi
Person
Field collector Walter Hough
PRM source Walter Hough
Date / Period
Date made: After 1400
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Handbuilt, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions
Width: max 43 mm, Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.35.85
Research and responses

'Needle' (in the primary documentation) appears to refer to Red Needle, which is very close to the other sites in Navajo County from which Hough donated ceramics. [Dan Hicks 01/08/2012]

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Sherd