North America, Southwest, Central eastern Arizona, Anasazi / Ancestral Puebloan, Greater Mogollon, Greater Salado, Upper Gila (Highland Salado), ca. 1250 to 1350 CE. A splendid pottery bowl of sizable form with a round yet stable base and a deep basin adorned with black-on-white decoration. While the exterior boasts a vibrant shade of red terracotta, the interior features mesmerizing designs of complex geometric shapes with linear and rippling motifs. Though much of the symbolism in this imagery is lost, archeologists posit that these designs were not purely decorative and instead represented weather patterns, geographic formations, and other information important to the Ancestral Puebloans. Size: 13.6" W x 7.5" H (34.5 cm x 19 cm)

There are three recognized styles of Salado polychrome pottery: Pinta, Gila, and Tonto. Gila vessels like this example were often decorated with complex designs, at times featuring stylized snakes, lizards, parrots, stars, the sun, and eyes. Many of these images also appear in petroglyphs. The Salado (Spanish for "salty") peoples migrated to the Salt River in Southeastern Arizona. They resided in the center of three major cultures of the Southwest of the time period: Ancestral Puebloan to the North, Mogollon to the East and South, and the Hohokam to the West and Southwest.

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Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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Professionally repaired with restoration and repainting over break lines; all done very well and difficult to notice. Some light surface wear and some areas of fire-darkening as shown, but otherwise, excellent with great preservation of painted decoration.