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Black on black spherical pot with burnished and matte surface, with repeated eagle feather motif on shoulder. Paper tag on bottom reads "San Ildefonso/Indian" Signature on pot reads "Margarita Baca Santa Clara Pueblo"
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Margarita Baca (American)
Datelate 20th century
Place of originSanta Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
MediumBlackware with black slip
Dimensions3 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (7.9 × 10.8 × 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Martha Tootle Cain and Dr. Lee Clark Cain
Object number2018.84
Collections
Visual DescriptionBlack on black spherical pot with burnished and matte surface, with repeated eagle feather motif on shoulder. Paper tag on bottom reads "San Ildefonso/Indian" Signature on pot reads "Margerita Baca Santa Clara Pueblo"
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