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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0157   CAS 0370-0157; Dough bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Dough 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. 1880-1890
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Large round bread dough bowl with flat base and rounded sides; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Underbody is slipped deep red; Remaining surfaces are slipped white; Exterior design consists of 2 capped-feather motifs in red and black; Interior design consists of wide band of 3 large volute motifs in red and black, and red scalloped band and pair brown encircling lines just below rim; Bowl is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.6, Max Diam = 37.7