Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Ladle
Date: 1870-1880
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
7.6 × 20.9 × 13.5 cm (3 × 8 1/4 × 5 5/16 in.)
Weight: 0.4 kg (0.9 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
(not assigned):
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.979
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)
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