Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Hohokam culture, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A lovely red of buff hand-built pottery bowl with a very broad, deep interior and round but stable base. The piece is slipped in a creamy beige hue with pink undertones and dark firing clouds cover sections of the exterior. Along the circumference of the inner rim is a zigzagging motif and stippled dots painted in a red-orange pigment. The Hohokam peoples excelled in the art of ceramics and used the paddle-and-anvil technique to build their bowls before firing. Such hemispherical bowls were probably utilitarian, functioning as food preparation or serving vessels, but also handsomely decorated objects with symbolic motifs. Size: 8" Diameter x 5" H (20.3 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection

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Repaired with visible break lines throughout as shown and area of infill. Abrasions and losses to surface layers and gaps between pieces. Minor areas of adhesive residue. Fine preservation to motifs.