Double handled vase

NameVase

CultureOxacan Mexican

Date1960-1995

Place madeCoyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic (blackware)

Dimensions5 5/16 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.5 × 8.5 × 8.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Hilda H. Bourne and Douglas J. Bourne, A.2015.24.8

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2015.24.8

ProvenanceAcquisition Proposal Form: The objects were collected by the donors between 1960 and 1995. Some were purchased directly from artists in Mexico and others were purchased drom dealers in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. The donors are elderly and the daughter who arranged the donation does not know which pieces were acquired from artists or dealers,12/10/2014.

DescriptionConical black vase with two handles. Inscribed writing on bottom side Lama Oaxaca Mexico. CNAN and 225 written in white on bottom of vase.