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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0307   CAS 0370-0307; Tile
Category Pottery
Object Name Tile
Culture Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Flat, oval tile which is covered on front with a white slip and painted with black designs including a small bird, flanked by two triangular motifs filled with geometric shapes and a V-shaped band of contiguous black triangles; Solid black line encircles edge of tile; Pair of large holes are positioned near one edge for hanging tile; Tile is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.8, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 15.0