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Corn meal bowl

about 1880
Object PlaceZuni, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with black and white slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 8.9cm (3 1/2in.)
Other (Height x diameter): 19.1cm (7 1/2in.)
Credit LineEverett Fund
Accession number87.30
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in New Mexico by Clarence Pullen (b. 1850 - d. 1902), Boston; 1887, sold by Clarence Pullen to Charles Greely Loring (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Boston, for the MFA. (Accession Date: April 21, 1887)

NOTE: This is one of fifteen pieces acquired in 1887 for $100. Pullen was surveyor general of New Mexico from 1884 until 1885.
Dish
Robert Tenorio
1984
Bowl
about 1325–1400
View 1
1325–1450
Jar
about 1920
Olla (water jar)
about 1910–20
Group shot: 1994.109-10
about 1900
Group shot: 1994.109-10
1880–1900
Restricted: For reference only
about 1175–1280
Large dish
A.D. 700–800