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Dough bowl
Attributed to: Tsayutitsa (Native American, about 1855–about 1955)
Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
1890–93
Object Place: Zuni, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with brown and red slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 34.6 cm (6 x 13 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number93.3
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThe chalk-like surface of this dough bowl is decorated with a red and brown terrace on the outside with a border and conventional animals decorate the inside.
ProvenanceProbably acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston; sold by Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston; 1893, gift of Charles Greely Loring to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 3, 1893)