Seed jar with butterfly design

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Date created: 1979

Culture/People: Acoma Pueblo
Artist/Maker: Lucy M. Lewis (Lucy Lewis/Lucy Martin Lewis), Acoma Pueblo, ca. 1898-1992 and Carmel Lewis (Carmel Lewis Haskaya/Carmel Mitchell), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1947
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1979; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: Acoma Pueblo; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9767
Barcode: 259767.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Seed jar with butterfly design
Media/Materials: Pottery, paint
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, painted
Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6506713df-9aa3-46c3-8976-bf14cb51adde

Record ID: NMAI_275856