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Catalog Number

CAS 2003-0011-0011   CAS 2003-0011-0011; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Pee-Posh (Maricopa)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Maricopa
Other Geographic Data Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony
Maker's Name Mary Juan (ca. 1896-ca. 1981)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s to 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Small round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that taper inward toward the rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth and coated with a brick-red slip; except for uppermost 2.5 cm on exterior (just below rim) which is coated with a tan slip; Exterior sides and base are highly polished and painted with black designs, including band of evenly spaced solid triangles that are pendant from bottom of tan-slipped area, a meandering continuous scroll line just below rim, and a band of small evenly spaced triangles that are pendant from a solid black line along the bowl's lip; Signature "Mary Juan" is handwritten in black on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.2, Rim Diam = 10.0, Max Diam = 12.7