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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0118   CAS 0370-0118; Prayer bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Prayer bowl
Culture Zuni Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Natural pigments
Description Round ceremonial prayer bowl with flat base and rounded sides, rising to 4 terraced projections above rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip is painted dark brown; Interior design consists of double concentric brown circles in center and 8 brown tadpoles around sides, each facing center; Single brown line contours terraced rim just below lip; Exterior designs include single brown tadpole (facing upward) on each rim projection, alternating with stylized brown dragonfly motif; Single brown line outlines terraced rim just below lip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.6, Max Diam = 24.1