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Hanging pot

before 1887
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with brown slip paint
Dimensions8 x 13 cm (3 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEverett Fund
Accession number87.34
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston; 1887, sold by Clarence Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston, for the MFA. (Accession Date: April 21, 1887)

NOTE: This is one of fifteen pieces acquired in 1887 for $100. Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
View 1
1890s
Restricted: For reference only
1870–87
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1870–87
Moccasin
about 1880
Dough bowl
Tsayutitsa
1890–93
Olla (water jar)
about 1880–92
Canteen
1880–92
before 1893
Olla (water jar)
1860s–70s
Turtle
about 1880–92
Eating bowl
about 1880–92