Seed jar

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Date created: 1992

Culture/People: Hopi-Tewa
Artist/Maker: Karen Abeita, Hopi-Tewa/Isleta Pueblo, b. 1960
Donor: David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021; Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012
Previous owner: David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021; Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012
Previous seller: Karen Abeita, Hopi-Tewa/Isleta Pueblo, b. 1960

Collection History: Purchased from the artist in 1992 by David L. Stearman (1930-2021) and Bernice Stearman (1932-2012) at the Southwest Association for Indian Art's Santa Fe Indian Market; donated to NMAI by Mr. and Mrs. Stearman in 2008.
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Place: Polacca, 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: 26/6881
Barcode: 266881.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Seed jar
Media/Materials: Pottery, clay slip, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, slipped, painted
Dimensions: 7.9 x 14.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6683f962f-fbea-418b-9ae4-d2d65524a721

Record ID: NMAI_392280