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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: 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 in. (9.0 x 8.0 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: X1047.10
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, X1047.10_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Decorated with a large symbol of oblique lines at the top, possibly representing lightening. On the bottom half of the tile is a diagonal line with three oblique line designs on each side. Design rendered in black, with black border. An octagonal label with a black border on the verso reads : "From the HOPI VILLAGE 950". Made in a mold. CONDITION: One hole at top center of tile.

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