Hohokam Ladle

Nameladle, dipper

DateA. D. 550-1450

Mediumclay, paint

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (5.2 x 12 x 13.3 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Zama May

CultureHohokam | Anasazi

Object numberA1996-1-197

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and probably scraped; deep oval bowl, rounded base and slightly flared wall, to wide mouth and rolled rim; three-coiled handle broken and missing; unrestricted vessel; slipped; burnished; light gray ground, with black painted decorations and gray fire clouds; design on interior of bowl consists of rectangle at center with stylized stick figure; surrounding this element is a band of repeated sequence pattern that includes zigzags, solid stepped elements, and stepped elements with interior diagonal parallel lines.

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