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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Santa Clara Pueblo
Title:Vase
Date Made:20th century
Type:Container
Materials:reduction fired carved terracotta with burnished slip
Place Made:United States; New Mexico; Santa Clara Pueblo
Measurements:6 7/8 x 7 15/16 in. diameter body; 17.4625 x 20.1613 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1988.59
Credit Line:Date and source of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This black vase features a carved Awanyu design around its body. A common design on Southwestern pottery, Awanyu is a Tewa creature known to be serpent-like and to symbolize water. Besides the carved Awanyu, the rest of the vase is left blank and has been polished to reveal a shiny black surface. AP2018

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