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Front Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2022 School for Advanced Research.

Christmas ornament (Education Collection)

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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2022 School for Advanced Research.

Christmas ornament (Education Collection)

Date: 1997
Artist or Maker: Dora Tse Pe' (1939 - 2022)
Dimensions:
2.5 × 6.4 cm (1 × 2 1/2 in.)
Medium: clay | turquoise | yarn
Credit Line: Gift of Susan L. Q. Flaherty, in honor of Dora Tse Pe', potter of San Ildefonso.
Object Number: TIN.2020-3-59
On view at the Indian Arts Research Center, Santa Fe, NM
DescriptionConvex, two-toned ornament (black and orange) with turquoise cabochon set in center on front. Back painted with a micaceous slip and impressed with a bas-relief star design.

* Dora Tse Pe' was born at Zia Pueblo but lived most of her life in San Ildefonso Pueblo. She also worked in the San Ildefonso style.
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