by Artist (40)
Acoma Artist
Bowl, n.d.
Earthenware and paint
9 in. x 17 1/2 in. (22.86 cm x 44.45 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Hand-forming
Credit Line:
Pomona College Collection
Accession Number:
P1457
Materials
Clay, slip and paint.
Commentary
At Acoma, paint pigments are derived from a variety of materials. While kaolin clay is used for slip, blck is a combination of hematite and guaco and clays produce red and orange. This bowl's interior shows stone polishing marks. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection Catalog, 1976
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 27 (illustrated/bw) fig. 39.
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This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 27, Figure Number: 39
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