19th C. Native American Navajo Pottery Coffee Pot
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Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo (Dine) people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery coffee pot, simple and utilitarian, with dark smoke clouds and scorch marks from years of use over an open fire. The spout has a built-in strainer with pin hole perforations and originally there was probably a matching lid for brewing "cowboy coffee." Before European contact, caffeinated beverages made from yaupon holly or cocoa were consumed by people of the Americas, and coffee or "black medicine" became popular with Native peoples after the bean's introduction. Size: 6" Diameter x 6.3" H (15.2 cm x 16 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#160915
Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo (Dine) people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-built pottery coffee pot, simple and utilitarian, with dark smoke clouds and scorch marks from years of use over an open fire. The spout has a built-in strainer with pin hole perforations and originally there was probably a matching lid for brewing "cowboy coffee." Before European contact, caffeinated beverages made from yaupon holly or cocoa were consumed by people of the Americas, and coffee or "black medicine" became popular with Native peoples after the bean's introduction. Size: 6" Diameter x 6.3" H (15.2 cm x 16 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#160915
Condition
Surface chips and abrasions, otherwise intact without repairs or restoration. Mineral and earthen encrustations throughout.
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19th C. Native American Navajo Pottery Coffee Pot
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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