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Melon jar
Melon jar

Melon jar

Helen Shupla (Native American, 1916–1985)
1984
Object PlaceSanta Clara, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with polished slip paint
Dimensions20.32 cm (8 in.)
Credit LineAlice M. Bartlett Fund
Accession number1986.259
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Inscriptions Incised in script on base: Helen Shupla/Santa Clara/Pueblo/10-27-84Provenance1986, sold by Lynn Pollock, American Indian and Other Arts, Lexington, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1986)
Restricted: For reference only
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