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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0045   CAS 0370-0045; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery
Object Name Plate
Culture Zia Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name Vicentita S. Pino (b. 1917)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Pigment
Description Round shallow plate with flat base and low, flaring sides, interior is slipped white and painted with a central black rabbit; Band of alternating black triangles and orange floral motifs encircles interior rim; Exterior is coated with red slip and burnished; Signature "Vicentita S. Pino, Zia Pueblo" is printed on underside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Max Diam = 24.6