Seed jar

probably Nampeyo (Harmless Snake) (Hopi Pueblo, Hano (Tewa Village), First Mesa, 1860–1942)

about 1904–10

Object PlaceArizona, United States

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with slip paint

DimensionsOverall: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Independence Investment Associates, Inc.

Accession number1995.101

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceAbout 1900/1920, said to have been given to a patent attorney working with Native Americans in the Southwest or to his daughter, Margo Dawson; given by Margo Dawson to the mother of Joseph Elkins; 1994, sold by Joseph Elkins to Dewey Galleries, Ltd., Santa Fe, New Mexico; 1995, sold by Dewey Galleries to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)

NOTE: Provenance information was provided by Dewey Galleries a the time of acquisition.