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Ceramic human figure / Native American, Cochiti

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Story Teller Effigy (Figurine)

This vessel is thought to be one of the vessels commissioned by Jake Gold in 1875-1880, to be sold as tourist items. Initially, these items did not sell well; however, by 1898 these vessels became popular.

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Title(s): 
Ceramic human figure
Culture: 
Native American, Cochiti
Date: 
1875 - 1880
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
New Mexico, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, paint
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Figure
Accession No: 
54.4313
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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