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Susan McKay
Born Dumfries, 1958

Tall Headdress Pot, 1989
Hand built porcelain with glazes and scrafitto

Purchased with support from the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1989
Museum number 1990-134

This piece is both shaped like a headdress and decorated with sgraffito drawings of crowns, helmets and other elaborate head gear.

Tall Headdress Pot, 1989
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