Ladle
900-1300
Ancient Pueblo
Arts of the Americas
Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) Pottery: A Spectrum of Black and White
Puebloan people excelled at creating an immense variety of pottery using only black and white. This color scheme was partly dictated by the nature of the clay and the mineral or plant paints available. Archaeologists surmise that cross-hatched designs like the one on this bowl may have represented the color turquoise—reflecting the precious stone and the color of water, a sacred commodity in the dry Southwest region.
Puebloan people excelled at creating an immense variety of pottery using only black and white. This color scheme was partly dictated by the nature of the clay and the mineral or plant paints available. Archaeologists surmise that cross-hatched designs like the one on this bowl may have represented the color turquoise—reflecting the precious stone and the color of water, a sacred commodity in the dry Southwest region.
- Maker/Artist
- Ancient Pueblo
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Clay, slip, carbon pigment
- Locations
- Place excavated: Double Cave Ruin, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, United States
- Dimensions
- 13 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (33.7 x 13.3 x 8.3 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 03.325.10847
- Credit Line
- Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
- Exhibitions
- Objects of Myth and Memory, Realm of Marvels: Building Collections for the Future, American Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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