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Object Number
995-29-10/74053
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white terraced Bowl: geometric and frog motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Bowl with undecorated white bottom. Body has white background and four terraced elements outlined on the interior and exterior of the bowl in red followed by white and black bands. Below each terraced element is a red frog outlined in black. Between the four frogs are stylized red and black triangular elements. Dimensions: 11.1 cm high x 19.5 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom of bowl, Joe S. Jojola, Isleta.
* Accompanied by ribbon: First Prize, Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, The Indian Capital; Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gallup, New Mexico, 1972. Tag on back of ribbon: Item: 539, 1; Exhibitor: 29; Maker: Joe Jojola; Judge: E.B. Danson, Ellie Pratt.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bowl, flat base, rounded sides, four stepped projections from rim, polychrome painted designs with frog-like figures
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1972
Artist
Joe S. Jojola
Culture
- Isleta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 18.8 x 19.5 cm (4 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74053; Joe S. Jojola / Isleta; ### / P5
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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