Pot with Ear of Corn Appliqué
Object Details
- Artist
- Penny Emerson, born Window Rock, AZ 1943
- Luce Center Label
- Navajo artist Penny Emerson used the traditional Native American symbol of an ear of corn to decorate this large jar. Corn is a staple of the diet in the American Southwest, and Navajos regard it as the beginning of all life. Potters also use corncobs to polish the clay after it is fired.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase made possible by Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock
- ca. 1984
- Object number
- 1997.124.153
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Folk Art
- Medium
- fired clay with piñon pitch
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (32.7 x 29.2 cm) diam.
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 28B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Object\vegetable\corn
- Record ID
- saam_1997.124.153
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c768b2b5-e50b-41ab-b786-2f9e01736708
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