Native American, Southwestern United States, Salado culture, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A large redware olla vessel made via the coil-and-scrape technique with a corrugated exterior surface. Rather than completely smoothing the exterior coils, the corrugation marks are made by pressing a stylus-like tool into the wet clay before firing. While interesting to look at and touch, the corrugation likely served a useful purpose, it is surmised the texture helped create a firmer grip when wet from carrying water or cooking. 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. Size: 10" Diameter x 9.5" H (25.4 cm x 24.1 cm)

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

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#185015

Professionally repaired and restored from many pieces. Infill with new material along breaks and to gaps. Repairs are well done and almost indiscernible. Approximately 70% or more original material.