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BOWL
BOWL
TitleBOWL
Case Location0031
Cultural AffiliationZuni
Date of Manufactureca. 1820-1830
DescriptionOnly the interior of this bowl is decorated. The band of "asterisk-like" motifs around the inside of the rim may represent prayers, specifically prayers for rain. The remainder of the interior has an open pattern of what might be welo'lapanapa (hanging feathers), a design that calls the rain to come.
DescriptorsBowl
Height12.9 cm
Diameter27.2 cm x 26.0 cm
Type.DigitalImage
RightsIllinois Wesleyan University retains the rights to this material. Permission to reproduce these images must be granted by IWU. Contact archives@titan.iwu.edu or 309-556-1535 for more information.
Collection NameJohn Wesley Powell Collection of Pueblo Pottery (Illinois Wesleyan University)
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