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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0136   CAS 0370-0136; 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. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round prayer bowl on footed base; Flaring sides terminate in 4 terraced projections above rim; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and slipped white; Lip of bowl is painted brown; Interior design includes dark brown line outlining rim contours just below lip and a single brown tadpole on each of the 4 rim projections, pair of dark brown lines encircling bowl at lowest level of rim, brown plumed serpent with heart line, a large frog in the center; Exterior design includes brown line outlining rim just below lip and 8 brown tadpoles positioned equidistantly around upper sides; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.3, Max Diam = 33.0