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Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0268   CAS 0425-0268; 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
Maker's Name Virginia Taega
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Natural pigments
Description Shallow round bowl with flat base and low, rounded sides and inward curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and polished; Design band around exterior sides of bowl includes motif consisting of paired wing motifs, painted in black, and repeated 4 times, framed above and below by narrow black framing line; Partially completed design on interior consists of narrow black framing line just below the rim; This jar was commissioned for display with a mannequin who was depicted applying the design, and thus the design is incomplete and the bowl has not actually been fired.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Rim Diam = 23.2, Max Diam = 23.7