Pit-fired pot

Artist Ada Jacques (Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Onondaga, Turtle Clan)

Date2007

MediumClay

Dimensions12” H x 11 “ D

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2007.03.LMA

DescriptionLarge pit-fired pot with five triangular castellations on its collar. Each of the castellations has a stamped turtle design. The collar is decorated with hatched and unhatched triangles. On the shoulder of the pot there are roughly triangular punctate designs. Overall the pot has a cloudy whitish to tannish to grayish coloration.

ClassificationsVessels

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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