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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0107   CAS 0370-0107; Stew bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Stew 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. late 1800s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigments
Description Round stew bowl with rounded base, rounded lower body, and flaring rim; Banded design of repetitive geometric motifs in black and red encircle interior rim; Interior center is undecorated; Exterior underbody is rag-wiped with red slip; Band of concentric red and black diamonds encircles mid-section on exterior, while band of nested terraced "V" shapes and alternating floral motifs encircles upper rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.2, Max Diam = 26.2