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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Bowl

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Bowl

Date: 1960s
Artist or Maker: Lucy Martin Lewis (1898 - 1992)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 4 1/2 × 7 in. (11.4 × 17.8 cm)
Weight: 0.5 kg (1.15 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Bequest of James Richard (Rick) Dillingham, II; received at IARC in 1994.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1994-4-566
Not on view
DescriptionAcoma polychrome cornmeal bowl; three-color; white slip with black and orange painted decoration and four molded kiva steps forming the rim. The design consists of the rim outlined in orange paint; two painted black and orange serpents, black tadpoles, and black cloud and rain designs in interior; clouds and tadpole designs on exterior.
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”): Dolores Lewis Garcia, Lucy’s daughter, mentioned that the design on this bowl was requested by a doctor from out of state. This was meant to be a cornmeal bowl and not a medicine bowl.
See last paragraph on the paper record for this object during this review regarding additional comments from Dolores about this piece.

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