Bowl

39038

From: Arizona | Kawayka'a | Antelope Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39038
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Prehistoric Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Kawayka'a | Antelope Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Period Pueblo IV
Date Made 1400-1550
Section American
Materials Clay | Pigment
Technique Jeddito Black-on-Yellow
Description

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow bowl, curved sides narrowing towards the base, rounded bottom, uneven rim. Exterior is mostly undecorated with one side depicting stepped and chevron elements. Interior is decorated with a face created from an arch composed of parallel lines and triangles, and negative dots for eyes and an opening for the mouth. Underneath of the face there are two thin lines and four feathers. Circling the image is a band of waves.

Height 9.5 cm
Outside Diameter 23.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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