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Bowl

Object Number:68-37-2
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Pueblo
Tiwa
Taos Pueblo
Provenience: New Mexico
Taos Pueblo
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Clay
Technique:Blackware
Height: 10 cm
Outside Diameter:19 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Mrs. F. Freeman, 1968

Description

"Taos Blackware". Less mica in the clay than with some of this type. 8 indentations for rim decoration. Very slight constriction below equally slight flare of rim. Shows fire apalling from a kiln explosion. Found in the mountains north of Taos.

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