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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Bowl (Tetsa) Decorated with Animal and Human Figures

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Bowl (Tetsa) Decorated with Animal and Human Figures

Culture: Navajo, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Dates: 19th century
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (8.9 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.3804
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 03.325.3804.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This is a dark buff colored pottery bowl with an orange slip rim. Exterior is plain. Interior has a deer facing right followed by a man on horseback.

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