Bowl
38126
From: Arizona | Walpi | First Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 38126 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hopi |
Provenience | Arizona | Walpi | First Mesa |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Date Made | 1860-1890 |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay | Pigment |
Technique | Polacca Polychrome |
Description | Polacca Polychrome bowl, curved sides, rounded bottom. Exterior decorated with crook, solid triangle and wide line elements. Interior has the head of a figure in the center, surrounded by concentric circles within a diamond. Wing elements with spirals surround the head in the center of the bowl. Around the sides of the bowl there are bird motifs on top of terraced designs. |
Height | 8.8 cm |
Outside Diameter | 20.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901 |
Other Number | F 35 - Other Number |
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