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Catalog Number CAS 2012-0003-0028   CAS 2012-0003-0028; Pitcher
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Pitcher
Culture Acoma Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Cibola
Other Geographic Data Acoma Pueblo
Maker's Name Possibly Mabel Brown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Small pitcher with flat base, rounded body,and short constricted neck that flares out to form a cow’s head, with the cow’s mouth actually forming the spout; Handle of three twisted clay coils is attached to back of cow’s head and to pitcher’s shoulder; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and covered with a white slip; Design on sides of pitcher include three interlocking black & white and orange spirals, with black and white terraced half-diamonds above and below them; Handle and cow’s mouth are both painted orange; “Acoma N.M.” is printed in black on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.4, Depth = 12.4, Rim Diam = 5.0, Max Diam = 10.0