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Globular Decorated Pitcher, Kana'a Black on White

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Ancestral Pueblo
MEDIUM Pottery
  • Place Collected: Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, United States
    • DATES probably 700–900
    PERIOD Pueblo I
    DIMENSIONS 4 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (10.2 x 14 x 12.1 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.10814
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION This is a large, globular pitcher with handle. The interior is plain while the exterior has a black on white design. Part of the pitcher is blackened on one side. The rim has black hatch marks and the handle has one scroll framed by hatched areas on either side. The body has a thick solid black line which is double scrolled on each side.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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    TAGS

    food
    drink
    service

    TAGS

    food
    drink
    service

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