Jar

Date created
October 2, 1935
Culture/People
Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker
Nampeyo (Num-pa-yu [Snake Girl]/Iris Nampeyo), Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Mrs. Allan Adams, Non-Indian
Allan Adams, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Mrs. Allan Adams, Non-Indian
Allan Adams, Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Adams (Philadelphia, Mississippi); donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Mr. and Mrs. Adams in 1967; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
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
26/1881
Barcode
261881.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Jar
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, painted
Dimensions
8.8 x 13.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6693d5379-0582-4ef8-993f-b5b591163172
Record ID
NMAI_277988