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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0030   CAS 0252-0030; Ladle
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Tools & Implements
Object Name Ladle
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 Tear drop shaped ladle with rattle handle and stylized quail's head apex; Buff colored clay body; Exterior slipped in red matte; interior slipped in red matte except for three parallel unslipped bands that form four sides of a polygon; Apex is unslipped except along the ridge of the 'beak' as well as two narrow bands through the 'eyes.'
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Width = 14.2, Length = 22.7