Tile Item Number: X1047.10 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Rectangular flat tile, with white slip. Decorated with a large symbol of oblique lines at the top, possibly representing lightening. On the bottom half of the tile is a diagonal line with three oblique line designs on each side. Design rendered in black, with black border. An octagonal label with a black border on the verso reads : "From the HOPI VILLAGE 950". Made in a mold. CONDITION: One hole at top center of tile.
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
Who
- Culture
- Hopi Pueblo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Location
- Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
- Classification
- Tiles