Bowl

46-8-7

Location: On Display in the Native North America Gallery

From: New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-8-7
Current Location Native North America Gallery - On Display
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Period Historic
Date Made 1880-1900
Section American
Materials Clay
Technique Zuni Polychrome
Description

Ceramic black on white bowl with four stepped terraces at the rim and handle. Four large tadpoles painted on the inside benieth each terrace and three small tadpoles on the exterior. Attached handle painted with a dragonfly near each end.

Height 14.29 cm
Width 16.19 cm
Depth 15.72 cm
Outside Diameter 19.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College,1946

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