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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0026   CAS 0370-0026; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Pee-Posh (Maricopa)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Maricopa
Other Geographic Data Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigment
Description Deep round bowl with shallow concave base, rounded sides, and inward-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Interior is coated with dark, brick-red slip; Exterior is coated with a tan slip and lightly polished; Pictorial story line including two people and a goat, saguaro cactus, and rain cloud and lightning over mountains is repeated twice in continuous band around exterior side of bowl; Rim is outlined by heavy black line; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Rim Diam = 5.8, Max Diam = 7.5