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Ladle

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Place Made: Ruins near Cibola, New Mexico, USA
Dates: 900 -1300 C.E.
Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (7 x 13 x 24.4 cm)
Inscriptions: Number written in ink on bottom exterior of bowl.
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 02.259.2687
Credit Line: Gift of Charles A. Schrien
Image: Overall, 02.259.2687_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Dipper style. Whitish-gray body with black paint design. Separate handle attached to side of bowl. Design of the exterior is plain; interior is 8 geometric stepped designs with interior triangles; handle has 3 black stripes on upper surface. Rattles in handle. Cracks and old repairs where handle joins the bowl. Paint cracks and two small holes along upper length of handle. One small chip from rim. Dark firing smudges on bowl exterior.

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