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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this
Seller:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Previous owner:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896  Search this
Charles R. Wores, Non-Indian, ca. 1859-1929  Search this
Possible collector:
Charles R. Wores, Non-Indian, ca. 1859-1929  Search this
Object Name:
Jar/Olla
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Arizona; USA
Collection History:
Possibly collected by Charles R. Wores (ca. 1859-1929, a Tucson, Arizona, metallurgist and assayer); sent by Charles Wores for inclusion in the Arizona section of the North, Central and South American Exposition held in New Orleans in 1885-1886 (and potentially also its predecessor exposition held in 1884-1885); given by Charles Wores to Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) at the close of the exposition in 1886; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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Catalog Number:
7490
Barcode:
007490.000
See related items:
Tohono O'odham (Papago)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b047acc4-fd25-4cd7-8feb-1f7970fb2705
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_7837