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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0022   CAS 0370-0022; 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 Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward at rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with pale orange slip, and lightly burnished; Design band around upper sides on exterior is divided into 4 panels and decorated with 2 different black geometric motifs, each of which is repeated twice; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Rim Diam = 8.6, Max Diam = 11.3