Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 900 to 1325 CE. An interesting pottery bowl in the classic black-on-white ceramic style of the ancient Southwest. Made using the coil and scrape technique, this thin-walled vessel has its interior slipped in white that is crisscrossed with linear motifs and dots. A petite linear form along one of the walls is meant to represent a tadpole. Although archaeologists speculate that the motifs on this type of vessel represent clans or families, no two are identical, so they also reflect the personal preference of the pottery. Size: 7.5" W x 3.75" H (19 cm x 9.5 cm)

Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, August 22nd, 2019, lot 129; ex-Joan Shaw collection, bought in 1971; loaned to the Mesa Verde Museum, Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA, accession number 591, catalogue number 8507, 1962 to 1970; ex-Bill Mitchell collection, Cortez, Colorado, USA, acquired from 1958 to 1962

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Repaired from approximately six pieces on one side, with some small losses along the repair lines. Small loss from rim not related to the repairs. Nice deposits and preservation of motifs.