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Start Over Donor Lloyd W. Swift Culture or time period Tohono O'odham
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-58499, described as Large, ceramic, black on red. Deep bowl shape with rounded base. Decorated on exterior with triangles and diagonal lines. Black rim with diagonal lines extending in, fire clouds on base and sides. Anvil and paddle, coiled. Red slip with black mesquite gum paint decorations.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-58475, described as Ceramic, black on red, shallow bowl shape with flat bottom; decorated with thin black lines on red slip, running scroll on exterior, variant of scroll on interior. Label on bowl: "Papagoes, Casa Grande, 1893." Black on red slip (black is mesquite gum according to ref.).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-58474, described as Ceramic, black on red decoration, shallow bowl shape with flat bottom; decorated on exterior with hatched triangles; on interior with thin line scroll below rim, solid triangles with ticking on top of scrolls. Label on base of bowl, "1893, Papagoes, Casa Grande." Black on red slip (black is mesquite gum according to ref.); coiled and paddle and anvil construction.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 2-58498, described as Ceramic, single handle, Papago black on red. Curvilinear design in black. Shellacked on outside. Anvil and paddle, hand modelled and coiled. Red slip with black mesquite gum paint decorations.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 2-58487, described as Small globular body, narrow necked with flaring mouth; decorated black parallel zig zags and single black lines on neck and rim; areas of fire clouds varying from dark grey to buff. Papago black on red. Coiled and hand-modelled; red slip, polished with black mesquite gum paint.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 2-58486, described as Ceramic, small globular shape resembling bird with opening at neck; Papago black on red hatched lines top center and outlining wing-like ridges on bottom sides; fire clouds on base and tail. Black mesquite gum paint on red slip; hand modelled.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 2-58493, described as Ceramic, red with globular zoomorphic shape. Opening at top of head, eyes punched, modelled ears and mouth. Fire clouds on body and base. Hand modelled with red slip, micaceous clay, hand punched.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar miniature, accession number 2-58496, described as Ceramic, round body and wide mouth. Red, with black pendant zig-zag design, rounded base with large fire cloud covering base. Coiled and hand modelled. Red slip with black mesquite gum paint decorations.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar miniature, accession number 2-58497, described as Ceramic, squat body and short neck. Papago black on red. 2 encircling bands of black filled triangles. Fire cloud covering base and side. Coiled and hand modelled. Red slip with black mesquite gum paint decoration.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pitcher, accession number 2-58500, described as Ceramic, single handle, anthropomorphic face with modelled features. Papago black on red. Black curvilinear design, rounded base. Several areas of fire clouds. Anvil and paddle with hand modelling and coiling. Red slip with blackmesquite gum paint decorations.

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