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Culture/People:
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Mida Tafoya, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1931  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. W. Thomas Auld (William Thomas Auld/Dr. T. W. Auld), Non-Indian, 1909-2000  Search this
Corinne R. Auld (Mrs. W. Thomas Auld), Non-Indian, 1914-2009  Search this
Donor:
Dr. W. Thomas Auld (William Thomas Auld/Dr. T. W. Auld), Non-Indian, 1909-2000  Search this
Corinne R. Auld (Mrs. W. Thomas Auld), Non-Indian, 1914-2009  Search this
Object Name:
Wedding vase with avanyu (water serpent) design
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, burnished, carved
Dimensions:
17.7 x 18.5 x 28 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
circa 1970
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Dr. William Thomas Auld (1909-2000) and his wife Corinne R. Auld (1914-2009); donated to NMAI by Dr. and Mrs. Auld in 1997.
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Catalog Number:
25/4464
Barcode:
254464.000
See related items:
K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c2f40f9-f54b-44a2-8bcc-4abcc098feb1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_270422