Jar

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Culture/People: probably Catawba (attributed)
Artist/Maker: attributed to Susannah Harris Owl (Susanna Owl/Mrs. Sampson Owl), Catawba, 1847-1934
Collector: Paul Kirchhoff, Non-Indian, 1900-1972
Previous owner: Paul Kirchhoff, Non-Indian, 1900-1972
Previous seller: Paul Kirchhoff, Non-Indian, 1900-1972
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff (1900-1972) in 1928; purchased from him by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) in the mid 1930s; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1938.
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Place: Soco, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Catawba; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/8302
Barcode: 198302.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Jar
Media/Materials: Pottery
Techniques: Coiled/hand built, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65860af5e-38d1-4ce6-ad19-bd18adb9a358

Record ID: NMAI_211814