Santa Clara Carved Blackware Bowl
Artist
Gracie Naranjo
(Santa Clara | Tewa)
Namebowl
Date1977
Mediumclay, paint
Dimensions4 9/16 × 4 7/16 in. (11.6 × 11.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan
CultureSanta Clara | Tewa
InscribedGracie Naranjo Santa Clara
Object numberA2019-2-28
ClassificationsMay Collection
DescriptionHand coiled and scraped small blackware bowl; squashed globular shape, flat, circular base, rounded wall, constricting to wide mouth and rolled rim; restricted vessel; slipped; burnished; carved; black ground from oxygen reduced firing; design consists of deeply incised and carved abstract wave-like band with a diamond cut-out, a curvilinear stepped element, a small cut-out circle in the wave band and an abstract animal figure that may resemble a bear.This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1970s
2015
Prehistoric
Unknown
1975
Unknown
Unknown