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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Wedding vase

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Wedding vase

Date: c. 1985
Artist or Maker: Mary Ann Hampton
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 17 × 10 cm (6 11/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Weight: 0.3 kg (0.65 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Bequest of James Richard (Rick) Dillingham, II; received at IARC in 1994.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1994-4-598
Not on view
DescriptionAcoma polychrome vase;three-color; white slip with black and orange painted decoration. The design consists of double headed thunderbird motifs on the front and back. Two spouts with a connecting twisted handled slipped orange. This form is also commonly referred to as a wedding vase form.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit May 11-13, 2016 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 6”): The materials used to make and design this piece are all natural Acoma materials except for the black paint, which may be commercial. The participants are not sure if the black paint is natural or not as it is difficult to tell on this piece due to the intensity of the black color. The design is likely a variation of a Thunderbird or bird motif.
In Collection(s)
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