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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0017   CAS 0252-0017; 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; Temper
Description Medium sized round bowl with rounded base and rounded sides that flare outward slightly at the rim; Series of 8 small knobs are arranged in a band around upper sides of exterior; Otherwise, interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and probably coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs are painted in red; Design on interior is a variation of the "fish bone pattern" and consists of an open zigzag network of groups of parallel lines and solid triangles at points of intersection; Traces of several wide parallel lines around upper sides of exterior are evident, but overall pattern is not discernible.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 21.5