Globular, but irregularly shaped ceramic bowl; earthenware; flat bottom, checked. Upon the inner surface of this pot may be seen the marks of the thumb nail, where it has been drawn along in the process of roughly smoothing the surface. Incised chevron design on exterior. Made of coiled clay.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Drum Valley, Fresno County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Tulare; Drum Valley
Culture or time period:
Yawdanchi and Yokuts
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
February 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earthenware
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: 15-4819. Published: BAE B-78, pl. 51. Remarks: See 1-10874. 10874-10879, 10882-10892 and 10894-10898 constitute the materials, implements, and the models of pottery..to illustrate the process of making coiled pottery vessels and pottery pipes.