Seed Jar

Artist Haungooah (Art Cody) 1943 - 1985

Date1978

Mediumceramic

Dimensions2 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (5.1 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsCeramic

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Grant

Object numberPC1979.67.23

DescriptionA miniature redware seed jar with a sgraffito design. The vessel is round with a small opening on top. The design features a medallion on the front of the jar. This medallion depicts a frog surrounded by a ring of feathers. The frog's back is covered in fine lines, a triangular spiral, and an arrow-shaped heartline leading from the animal's mouth to its torso. More feathers and a frog leg are on top of the jar, surrounding the opening.

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