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.
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1917
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Accession date:
June 16, 1975
Context of use:
Novelty item, made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 26.5 centimeters and height 11.6 centimeters
Comment:
References: Fontana, et al. Papago Indian Pottery, 1962. pp. 106-109.