E0965: Clay Bottle with Stopper

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0965

Classification Category:

7:Distribution & Transportation Artifacts ➞ Container

Marks/Labels:

Glued on paper tag: "Pottery made by the 'G?' Indians descendents of the Aztecs. Mexico."

Materials:

clay
colorant ➔ pigment
colorant ➔ glaze

Dimensions:

11 cm W
26 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Mexico (?)

Description:

Bottle made of gray clay with a stopper. The stopper is mushroom shaped.

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