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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0411   CAS 0370-0411; Ashtray
Category Pottery
Object Name Ashtray
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. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round ashtray with flat base, flaring sides, and wide outward-flaring rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and lightly burnished; Design band around flat rim is divided into 4 panels and decorated with 2 black leaf motifs, each of which is repeated twice; Heavy black line encircles lip; Ashtray is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Max Diam = 10.5