Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0292 | |
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 |