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| Maker(s): | Unknown; Bica, Nellie (possibly) | | Culture: | Native American; American Indian; Zuni Pueblo (1905-1998)
| | Title: | Storyteller Owl
| | Date Made: | early 20th century
| | Type: | Container
| | Materials: | Earthenware with white slip and red and black pigments
| | Place Made: | North America; United States; Southwest; New Mexico
| | Measurements: | Overall: 5 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 in.; 13.6525 x 15.875 x 12.7 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 1991.24.11
| | Credit Line: | Gift of the estate of Elizabeth W. Russell
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Jar decorated in white and brown paint as owl with handle as beak. Two smaller similarly decorated owl figurines on each side, also with tiny handles as beaks. Sculpted tail on exterior of one end of jar.
Tags:
indigenous people; Native American Subjects:
Pottery; Indians of North America; Indigenous peoples Link to share this object record:
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