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Catalog Number

CAS 0252-0033   CAS 0252-0033; 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 Shallow tear drop-shaped ladle with a pointed, slightly protruding apex; Buff colored clay body; Both interior and exterior designs consist of red-slipped zigzagged lines with solid red-slipped angles in a variation of the fish bone design.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.9, Width = 15.8, Length = 23.5