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Sikyatki Bowl

Culture: Pueblo, Hopi, Native American
Medium: Ceramic, slip
Place Collected: Keam's Canyon, Arizona, USA
Dates: 1400-1625
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (9.5 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4328
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Gift of Father Anselm Weber
Image: Overall, 03.325.4328.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: This is a round bowl with a creme colored background. The design on the exterior is three sets of zig zag lines in black. The interior has an orange colored, oval bodied antelope with two black legs and a black head. A long spear runs through the hindquarters of the antelope. The antelope faces the opposite end from a black, crouching hunter figure, holding a bow and arrow.

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