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Catalog Number CAS 1988-0005-0008   CAS 1988-0005-0008; Ladle
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1920
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Ladle with large round bowl with rounded base and flaring sides and wide flat handle attached to rim; Rim form of bowl is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior of bowl are scraped smooth and slipped white; End of handle is perforated and interior is grooved; Interior of bowl is painted with bilaterally symmetrical design; Heavy black framing line outlines lip, including handle; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 14.7, Length = 19.5