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This red pottery double dish was designed for use at a naming ceremony
amongst the Tewa people. The naming ceremony took place four days
after a child’s birth. The dish was filled with water in one
part and cornmeal in the other. A female friend or relative of the
mother would come to name the child. During the ceremony, she would
sprinkle some of the water and cornmeal from the dish into the air.
After the ceremony, the mother was supposed to go to bed for four
more days.
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database record 1911.86.71
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