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18th C. Native American Chumash Pottery Jar
18th C. Native American Chumash Pottery Jar
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Description
Native American, United States, California, Channel Islands, Chumash people, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A massive pottery jar presenting a voluminous body, an attenuated neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a rounded base. Vessels like this were likely used as burial pots in which the Chumash would cremate the bones of the dead, seal with tar or pitch, and then place into caves. Size: 15" Diameter x 17.2" H (38.1 cm x 43.7 cm); 18.2" H (46.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, aquired before 2010

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#170304
Condition
Chipping to rim and stable fissures to walls. Nicks and abrasions to surface as shown, as well as areas of fire-darkening. Otherwise, intact with nice presentation.
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18th C. Native American Chumash Pottery Jar

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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