Bowl
Object Number:
58-29-11
Current Location:
North America Gallery
Culture:
Zuni
Provenience:
New Mexico
Culture Area:
Greater Southwest
Date Made:
Late 19th Century - 1882
Early Date:
1875
Late Date:
1882
Section:
American
Materials:
Clay
Pigment
Description:
On rim: four stepped areas and "horned serpent" handle; completely slipped white with black and red decoration; exterior: broad border black on rim, narrower line paralleling the first tadpole under each castellation; interior design similar to outside plus frog drawn on the bottom; ring base; handle has black head with red horn, mouth and crest, white body with two rows of interlacing red and black semi-circles; black ringed tail; head and tail project beyond rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache (20 May 1995)
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