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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 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.5 x 9.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: X1047.12
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Collection
Image: Overall, X1047.12_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Catalogue Description: Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Decorated with a semi-circular element containing linear and globular details. A pointed arching element on left side with two parallel lines at each end. Mirror image is represented on the lower half of the tile, creating a circle surrounded by an arch-like element. Black border. Made in a mold. CONDITION: Oxidation on right side, holes at top and bottom center.

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