Hopi Vase

Artist Dawn Navasie (Hopi)

Namevase

Datec. 1995

Mediumclay, paint

Dimensions9 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (23.5 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan

CultureHopi

InscribedStylized fawn with DAWN on its body.

Object numberA2019-2-36

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and scraped vase; flat, circular base, on one side wall is more rounded out and on other side wall is straighter, which makes it lop-sided; wall then constricts to short neck and everted rim; restricted vessel; slipped exterior, burnished; light creamy tan ground, darker tan rim and inside neck, and black and red painted decorations, and blush fired clouds; design consists of three fields of decoration, each with a curvilinear bird motif with similar elements and style, but each has different set of elements from the other two; feathers, scrolls, tail feathers, stippling as filler, and geometric elements.

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