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Tile

Culture: Pueblo, Hopi, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Place Made: First Mesa, Arizona, USA
Dates: late 19th-early 20th century
Dimensions: 6 x 3 5/8 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 9.2 x 1 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: X1047.9
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, X1047.9_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Rectangular flat tile, decorated with white slip. A semi-circular element containing linear and globular details on each half of the tile, forming a circle. A pointed arching element on each side with two parallel lines at each end. Decorations in colors of black, ochre, dark brown and light brown. Black border. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Holes at top and bottom center.

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