Hopi Polychrome Plate

Artist Mary Hoyee (Hopi)

Nameplate

Date1997-1998

Mediumclay, paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (10.5 x 8.8 x 2 cm)

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the David W. May Endowment

CultureHopi

InscribedMary Hoyee Walpi Village

Object numberA1998-1-6

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled, scraped, and modeled; oval, concave plate, rounded base, very short wall, rolled rim; unrestricted vessel; slipped, burnished; red-brown ground with black painted design, consisting of stylized parrot with one wing up and the other wing down, and geometric designs over all of body.

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