Vessel in the form of a clown riding an animal
Vessel in the form of a clown riding an animal

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Vessel in the form of a clown riding an animal,

ca. 1880

Pueblo

PU 7790

Information

Title
Vessel in the form of a clown riding an animal
Dates

ca. 1880

Medium

Ceramic with polychrome slip

Dimensions

h. 24.7 cm., w. 15.3 cm., d. 21.5 cm. (9 3/4 x 6 x 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University

Object Number
PU 7790
Place Collected

North America, United States, New Mexico, Cochiti Pueblo, Rio Grande

Marks/Labels/Seals

Painted on object [collector number]: J.222.

Culture
Native American, Pueblo, Cochiti
Type
figurines, ceramics
Materials
polychrome, slip, ceramic
Subject
frogs, clowns, equestrians, geometric patterns, figures (representations), mammals

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