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Object Number
995-29-10/73733
Display Title
Polychrome-on-white terraced handled Bowl: animal motif
Descriptions
Object Description
White bowl with four terraced units consisting of three stepped elements on each side, outlined in brown. Body design consists of four dragonfly motifs in brown and red, one at each terraced element. White interior with frog motif in brown and red at bottom with eight groups of two tadpoles inbrown aligned from the rim towards the frog. Dimensions: 16.7 cm high x 18.2 cm max. dia.
* Signed on bottom of bowl in pencil, Zuni.
Inventory Description
Ceramic bowl with strap handle, four stepped rim features, flared sides, polychrome designs with insect and zoomorphic features interior and exterior
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Ceramic Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 15.6 x 18.3 x 17.5 cm (6 1/8 x 7 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
AE / ZUNI; 995-29-10/73733
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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