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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0292   CAS 0370-0292; Prayer bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Prayer bowl
Culture Zuni Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round ceremonial prayer bowl on footed base; Terraced rim has 5 projections that rise above rim level; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted dark brown; Interior design includes brown line contouring rim just below lip, single brown tadpole on each rim projection, and large frog image in center of bowl; Exterior designs include brown line contouring rim just below lip and single stylized dragonfly on each rim projection; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.5, Max Diam = 17.8