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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0023   CAS 0252-0023; 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 Medium sized deep round bowl with rounded base and sides that rise vertically and are slightly constricted just below the everted rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and coated with a buff-colored slip; Designs are painted red; Design on exterior is a possible variation of the "rain pattern" and consists of widely spaced pairs of vertical lines that extend down from the rim and possibly join each other on the base; Design on interior consists of an all-over asymmetrical checkerboard pattern in which some of the units are rectangles and others near the rim are more diamond-shaped.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.8, Max Diam = 25.4