Turtle

about 1880–92

Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with white and brown slip paint

DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 14.6 x 11.4 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Charles Greely Loring

Accession number93.1496

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, probably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston [see note]; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 3, 1893)

NOTE: Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.