GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A Mogollon trading center flourished from about 1150 to 1350 CE in the Casas Grandes Valley. Turquoise, exotic birds, and decorative pottery figured in the extensive trade network of the center. Casas Grandes potters preferred the form of the round‑bottomed jar, its surface highly polished and decorated in black, red, and cream paint. Bold curvilinear spirals, stepped triangles, checkerboard patterns, and rows of dotted squares surround the serpents and parrot or macaw heads that decorate the surface of this jar, all characteristic motifs in the pottery of Casas Grandes. The feathered serpent is a common theme throughout the Americas, while the striking image of the two profile human figures with hunchbacks are reminiscent of Mimbres styles and may represent a local mythology.
Adapted from
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Lidded Jar (1990.96.a-b.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 55.
- Carol Robbins, "Lidded Jar (1990.96.a-b.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection, ed. Suzanne Kotz (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1997), 197.
- Anne R. Bromberg, Dallas Museum of Art: Selected Works (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1983), 20.
NOTES
- Casas Grandes, 1150–1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 01/21/16, 03/14/16, and 04/10/17.
- Ranked number 5 on "Ceramics of the Southwest United States, Prehistoric to 20th century" list (Items ranked on a scale of 1 through 5, 5 being outstanding).
- Fun Facts Source: TMS, Notes/Text Entries, Attribution, data entered by David Alcoze, 06/09/1992.
- Removed the fun fact listed above by request of Michelle Rich, 2/20/2019 due to its lighthearted tone and the gravity of the object. Michelle also questioned the veracity of the information because she is unable to track down who David Alcoze is. (Emily Schiller; 5/7/2019)
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 21, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
Cultures
Casas Grandes: AAT: 300016921
Mogollon: AAT: 300016929
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Western North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016888
Geography
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Chihuahua (state/Mexico): TGN: 7005581
Casas Grandes (ancient site): TGN: 7354216
Casas Grandes (inhabited place): TGN: 7033083
Casas Grandes River (river): TGN: 7007912
Sierra Madre (mountains): TGN: 7380613
Paquimé (deserted settlement): TGN: 7032428
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
incising: AAT: 300053847
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
relief (sculpture techniques): AAT: 300053622
three-dimensional: AAT: 300010331
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
storage containers: AAT: 300197582
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
round‑bottomed jar (vessels / containers): DMA
black (color): AAT: 300130920
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
white (color): AAT: 300129784
cream (color): AAT: 300266242
red (color): AAT: 300126225
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
abstraction: AAT: 300056508
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
checker pattern: AAT: 300010111
step pattern: AAT: 300010229
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
squares (geometric figures): AAT: 300055637
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
anthropomorphic: AAT: 300010335
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
heads (representations): AAT: 300262520
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
macaws (birds): AAT: 300310660
parrots (birds/animals/Psittacidae family): AAT: 300250076
human figures: AAT: 300404114
standing: AAT: 300239500
mythology (literary genre): AAT: 300055985
myth: AAT: 300201023
mythical or legendary beings: AAT: 300375725
deities: AAT: 300343850
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
hunchbacks (kyphosis / people / condition): DMA
physical deformity (condition): DMA
Kokopelli (Southwestern fertility deity / flute player): DMA
Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcóatl / Kukulcan / Mesoamerican deity / feathered serpent): DMA
Ramos Polychrome (Casas Grandes / Southwestern North American pottery styles): DMA
Mimbres: AAT: 300016943
Mimbres (river): TGN: 1127171
Mimbres Black-on-white (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): AAT: 300016945
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PROVENANCE
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 21, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift (dated December 23, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[4] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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253363177: UMO. [Caption] Blue and Yellow Macaw (ara ararauna). Source: Benjamint444, Wikimedia Commons, accessed: April 27, 2015, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-and-yellow_macaw#/media/File:Blue-and-Yellow-Macaw.jpg.
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General Description
A Mogollon trading center flourished from about 1150 to 1350 CE in the Casas Grandes Valley. Turquoise, exotic birds, and decorative pottery figured in the extensive trade network of the center. Casas Grandes potters preferred the form of the round‑bottomed jar, its surface highly polished and decorated in black, red, and cream paint. Bold curvilinear spirals, stepped triangles, checkerboard patterns, and rows of dotted squares surround the serpents and parrot or macaw heads that decorate the surface of this jar, all characteristic motifs in the pottery of Casas Grandes. The feathered serpent is a common theme throughout the Americas, while the striking image of the two profile human figures with hunchbacks are reminiscent of Mimbres styles and may represent a local mythology.
Adapted from
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Lidded Jar (1990.96.a-b.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 55.
- Carol Robbins, "Lidded Jar (1990.96.a-b.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection, ed. Suzanne Kotz (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1997), 197.
- Anne R. Bromberg, Dallas Museum of Art: Selected Works (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art, 1983), 20.
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Notes
- Casas Grandes, 1150–1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 01/21/16, 03/14/16, and 04/10/17.
- Ranked number 5 on "Ceramics of the Southwest United States, Prehistoric to 20th century" list (Items ranked on a scale of 1 through 5, 5 being outstanding).
- Fun Facts Source: TMS, Notes/Text Entries, Attribution, data entered by David Alcoze, 06/09/1992.
- Removed the fun fact listed above by request of Michelle Rich, 2/20/2019 due to its lighthearted tone and the gravity of the object. Michelle also questioned the veracity of the information because she is unable to track down who David Alcoze is. (Emily Schiller; 5/7/2019)
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 21, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
Cultures
Casas Grandes: AAT: 300016921
Mogollon: AAT: 300016929
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Western North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016888
Geography
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Chihuahua (state/Mexico): TGN: 7005581
Casas Grandes (ancient site): TGN: 7354216
Casas Grandes (inhabited place): TGN: 7033083
Casas Grandes River (river): TGN: 7007912
Sierra Madre (mountains): TGN: 7380613
Paquimé (deserted settlement): TGN: 7032428
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
incising: AAT: 300053847
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
relief (sculpture techniques): AAT: 300053622
three-dimensional: AAT: 300010331
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
storage containers: AAT: 300197582
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
round‑bottomed jar (vessels / containers): DMA
black (color): AAT: 300130920
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
white (color): AAT: 300129784
cream (color): AAT: 300266242
red (color): AAT: 300126225
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
abstraction: AAT: 300056508
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
checker pattern: AAT: 300010111
step pattern: AAT: 300010229
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
squares (geometric figures): AAT: 300055637
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
anthropomorphic: AAT: 300010335
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
heads (representations): AAT: 300262520
bicephalic (two-headed / double-headed): DMA
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
macaws (birds): AAT: 300310660
parrots (birds/animals/Psittacidae family): AAT: 300250076
human figures: AAT: 300404114
standing: AAT: 300239500
mythology (literary genre): AAT: 300055985
myth: AAT: 300201023
mythical or legendary beings: AAT: 300375725
deities: AAT: 300343850
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
hunchbacks (kyphosis / people / condition): DMA
physical deformity (condition): DMA
Kokopelli (Southwestern fertility deity / flute player): DMA
Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcóatl / Kukulcan / Mesoamerican deity / feathered serpent): DMA
Ramos Polychrome (Casas Grandes / Southwestern North American pottery styles): DMA
Mimbres: AAT: 300016943
Mimbres (river): TGN: 1127171
Mimbres Black-on-white (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): AAT: 300016945
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 21, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift (dated December 23, 1990, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[4] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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