Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Apache County, Platt Ranch, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Chaco style, ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A fabulous example of a hand-built pottery pitcher with a concave base, a spherical lower body that tapers to form the tall walls, and a ribbon-form handle that arches from just beneath the rim to the midsection. The white-slipped vessel is adorned with a rare design of seven black-painted floral medallions on the body and a crisscross motif along the handle. Pottery played an important role in Anasazi culture and included both utilitarian and decorative pieces that could be traded with neighboring communities for food or other goods. Anasazi pottery was made by hand coiling clay, then smoothing the surface and painting with designs before firing. This petite pitcher is a lovely example created via this technique! Size: 4.125" in diameter x 5.25" H (10.5 cm x 13.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA; ex-private physician's collection, Florida, USA, acquired in the 1970s to 1990s; ex-Dace Hyatt collection

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#166777

Collection label on interior. Chips to rim. Light abrasions and nicks throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining pigments.