Hybrid No. 00305152021

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A soda-fired stoneware and sea glass sculpture titled Hybrid No. 00305152021, created by Anina Major. The sculpture combines multiple styles of weaving and glazing across three tiered sections that have been stacked together to form a sculptural basket with a round, main body and a projecting “crown” or “bloom” piece at the top. The main body of the sculpture is composed of two pieces, each formed from flat and wide pieces of clay woven together. The upper half has gold and variegated glazing, and the lower half has brown and rust matte glazing. The two sections are joined at the middle to form a hollow, ball-like plaited structure. A translucent green glaze has been applied selectively throughout the body section. The projecting, top piece has a dark, smooth, and glossy glaze.

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