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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0312   CAS 0370-0312; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round bowl with flat bottom, low curving sides, and inverted rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped very smooth and lightly polished; Exterior design includes a heavy black line encircling the lip, pair of narrow black parallel lines just below exterior rim, and band of contiguous and very elongated black triangles with appended spiral hooks just below parallel lines; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 12.6, Max Diam = 14.4