Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Bowl
Date: c. 1968
Artist or Maker: Anita Lowden (1930-1979)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Weight: 0.2 kg (0.5 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Gift of Sallie Wagner, 1982.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1982-7-14
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit June 26-27, 2017 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 9”): Anita Lowden, the artist, was known for using Mimbres style designs and adapting them to her own style. The creature on this plate could be a type of insect like a beetle or centipede. The materials used to make this plate are all natural traditional materials.
According to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit May 22-24, 2018 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 11”: The participants believe the design is a type of water bug that is usually pinkish red in color. It has many legs like the one in the design.
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