Canteen
Canteen

On view

Latin American Art

Canteen,

ca. 1880

Artist unidentified
Haak’u (Acoma)
PU 7694

Information

Title
Canteen
Dates

ca. 1880

Maker
Artist unidentified
Medium
Ceramic with polychrome slip
Dimensions
diam. with spout 27.0 cm. (10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 7694
Place Collected

North America, United States, New Mexico, Haak’u (Acoma) Pueblo, Colorado Plateau

Culture
Native American, Pueblo, Acoma
Type
vessels (containers), canteens (containers)
Materials
ceramic, polychrome, slip
Subject
flowers (plants), floral patterns, geometric patterns

Acoma, New Mexico.Rev. Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909) by 1882; given to the E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History).

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