Jar
Elda "Bun" Muriel Smith (Mrs. Oliver Smith), Mohawk / Canadian, 1919 - 1976
Six Nations Kanyengeh Pottery
Mohawk (Haudenosaunee)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
First Nation
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
about 1968
Incised stoneware
Overall: 6 3/16 × 6 5/16 in. (15.7 × 16 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor Alfred Frank Whiting
169.9.21354
Geography
Place Made: Six Nations of the Grand River, Hagersville, Grand River, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Inscriptions
Incised, on bottom: Made in Canada; SN (Six Nations) incised inside a flint and feather trademark; incised, above: EMS [Elda Muriel Smith]
Provenance
Six Nations Reserve, Brantford, Ontario, Canada; sold to Professor Alfred Frank Whiting (1912-1978); given to present collection, 1969.
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