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Object Number 985-27-10/59167
Display Title Hopi polychrome stew bowl (chakapta)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chakapta
Object Description Hopi polychrome stew bowl (chakapta). Deep bowl w/ slightly flaring rim. Exterior design consists of broad band segmented into rectangular sections of curvilinear & geometric designs in orange & black on yellow. Large geometric design on interior w/ black & orange design curving into rim
Inventory Description Ceramic bowl, polychrome, carinated rim
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Third Mesa / Hotevilla
Additional Geographic Terms Third Mesa
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 29 cm (4 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34564 from 15T
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/31/1933)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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