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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0122   CAS 0370-0122; Bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Bowl
Culture Acoma Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Cibola
Other Geographic Data Acoma Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward very slightly at the rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and slipped white, except for exterior base which is slipped orange; Exterior design includes elaborate black and white multi-zigzag line that includes positive, negative and hachured units; Intervening spaces are filled in with black and white floral units; Heavy black line encircles lip; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.5, Rim Diam = 21.5, Max Diam = 23.6