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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0154   CAS 0370-0154; 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. 1880
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay; Organic pigments
Description Round stew bowl with flat base, rounded lower body and flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and coated with white slip; Interior designs include red band with scalloped upper and lower edges around rim and elaborate geometric pattern (rain bird with clouds and feather patterns) in center; Exterior underbody is rag-wiped with red slip; Repetitive geometric band in red, black, and white encircles upper sides on exterior; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 25.7