Clown figure
Clown figure

Currently not on view

Clown figure,

ca. 1880

Pueblo

Historic

PU 7755

Information

Title
Clown figure
Dates

ca. 1880

Medium

Ceramic wtih polychrome slip

Dimensions

h. 23.2 cm., w. 9.9 cm., d. 6.4 cm. (9 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University

Object Number
PU 7755
Place Collected

North America, United States, New Mexico, She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo), Colorado Plateau

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

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