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Object Number 985-27-10/59152
Display Title Polychrome stew bowl (chakapta).
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chakapta
Object Description Polychrome stew bowl (chakapta). Deep bowl w/ flaring rim. Black and dark orange on yellow. Wide band of geometric decoration on exterior w/ solid dark brown base. Curvilinear designs on central portion of interior w/ a curvilinear band around interior rim.
Inventory Description Ceramic bowl, polychrome, carinated rim
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Third Mesa / Oraibi
Additional Geographic Terms Third Mesa
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 26.5 cm (5 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59152 24403 from 11T
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr.
Collector Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder (08/01/1923)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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