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1896.54.9

Ceramic bowl with painted decoration with sloping sides and semi-rounded bottom. [MOBB [OPS move] 07/04/2016]

1896.54.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic bowl with painted decoration with sloping sides and semi-rounded bottom. [MOBB [OPS move] 07/04/2016]
Long description
Ceramic bowl with painted decoration with sloping sides and semi-rounded bottom. The bottom of the exterior of the pot is red and the upper part is white with 'cloud' designs in brown and black. The interior has a central square or diamond shape from which radiate swirls, plumes and more cloud designs. [MOBB [OPS move] 07/04/2016]
Cultural groups
Zuni
Person
Field collector James Stevenson
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
1879 - 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1896
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 409 mm, Height: max 176 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.54.9 Other numbers: Powell no. 44
Research and responses

James Stevenson collected in the Southwest in 1879, 1881 and 1884. Ref. Bureau of Ethnology Annual Reports 2 (1880-1) pp 429-465 , 3 (1881-2) pp 517-594 & 6 (1884-5) pp xxviii-xxix. [LM 26/11/99]

Search terms: Pottery, Food and Drink, Vessel, Bowl, Food Accessory

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