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© Estate of Dextra Nampeyo

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Jar with eagle tail design,

ca. 1980

Dextra Nampeyo, 1928–2019; born Polacca, AZ
2025-299

Information

Title
Jar with eagle tail design
Dates

ca. 1980

Maker
Dextra Nampeyo
Medium
Ceramic with slip-paint
Dimensions
16.5 × 29.2 cm (6 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jim Maddox, Class of 1965, and Lucy Maddox
Object Number
2025-299
Signatures
Signed: Dextra Quotskyva Nampeyo
Culture
Native American, Pueblo
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics
Subject
eagles, tails (gathered matter components)

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