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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0435   CAS 0370-0435; Bowl
Category Pottery
Object Name Bowl
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pinal
Other Geographic Data City: Scottsdale
Maker's Name Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round, wheel-thrown stoneware bowl with flat base and flaring sides with pronounced keel just above midlevel; Sides curve inward slightly toward rim; Exterior is incised with series of vertical lines extending from base to just below rim; Spaces between adjacent incised lines are filled with incised dots; Interior and upper exterior are coated with a green-brown glaze; Signature "Loloma" is incised on base in stylized printed letters.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.9, Rim Diam = 17.5, Max Diam = 18.8