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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0015   CAS 0252-0015; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Mohave
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Arizona
County San Bernardino, CA, Mohave, AZ
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Kroeber
Materials Micaceous clay; Sandstone temper
Description Large and deep round bowl with rounded base and rounded sides that rise vertically to an everted rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and coated with a buff-colored slip; All designs are painted red; Band of alternating wide and thin vertical lines encircles sides of exterior and is variation of "rain pattern"; All-over diamond network on interior is variation of "fish net pattern" and consists of solid red diamonds and open diamonds with stippled dots; Solid red line encircles lip of bowl.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.1, Max Diam = 29.9