Jar

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Date created: 1910-1920

Culture/People: Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker: Nampeyo (Num-pa-yu [Snake Girl]/Iris Nampeyo), Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942
Collector: John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963
Previous owner: John Louw Nelson (John L. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1895-1963

Collection History: Collected by John Louw Nelson (1895-1963, a musical performer and amateur ethnologist), probably between 1929 and 1935; acquired by MAI through an exchange with John Louw Nelson in 1935.
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Place: Hanoki (Hano, Tewa), First Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi-Tewa; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/7532
Barcode: 187532.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673e0fdf7-f8d3-4bec-9c0a-586714c54555

Record ID: NMAI_200550