Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0337 | |
| Category | Pottery | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Pee-Posh (Maricopa) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Maricopa | |
| Other Geographic Data | Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa Colony | |
| Maker's Name | Mary Juan (ca. 1896-ca. 1981) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Clay; Organic pigment | |
| Description | Deep round bowl with flat base and rounded sides that curve inward toward the wide mouth; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Exterior is covered with red slip and burnished; Black painted design around upper body on exterior consists of band of solid black triangles, each with 4 smaller triangles suspended from below, alternating with columns of 4 solid rectangles; Rectangles are connected to smaller triangles by parallel straight lines; Rectilinear fret encircles rim of bowl; Signature "Mary Juan" is painted in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Rim Diam = 12.8, Max Diam = 18.3 | |