Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Ladle
Date: c. 1870
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
5.6 x 16.8 x 13 cm (2 3/16 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Medium: clay | paint, slip
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.910
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 16 and 17, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 3”): Though it is made of ceramic, this ladle is made in the shape of a gourd ladle. Ladles are multi-purpose utensils that can serve as water dippers and also as food ladles.
In Collection(s)
Bibliography:
The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo
- Pg. 405
- Fig. 30.19
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