1989.47 Avery engraved bowl with decorated shoulder (United States, Caddo)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

NOTES

Caddo, 1200–1500, updated by KJones in TMS on 12/04/13, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, 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)

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Caddo (Pre-Columbian Lower Mississippi Valley styles): AAT: 300016804

Pre-Columbian Mississippi Valley styles (Pre-Columbian North American styles): AAT: 300016794

Mississippian (Pre-Columbian North American styles): AAT: 300016811

Woodland Tradition (Native North American styles): AAT: 300016671

Geography

Caddo River (Arkansas): TGN: 1122377

Caddo Valley (inhabited place): TGN: 2007865

United States (nation): TGN: 7012149

Process/materials

ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507

clay: AAT: 300010439

modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130

coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903

firing (technique): AAT: 300053887

burnishing (polishing): AAT: 300053869

engraving (action): AAT: 300053829

incising: AAT: 300053847

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015

bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596

ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801

funerary objects: AAT: 300234126

relief: AAT: 300053622

geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764

geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213

geometric shape: AAT: 300263819

lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279

spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114

scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094

concentric: AAT: 300010274

circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627

circular (shape): AAT: 300263827

planets: AAT: 300263109

suns (stars): AAT: 300379806

zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028

red (color): AAT: 300126225

Avery Engraved (ceramic type / Pre-Columbian North American style): DMA

oxidation: AAT: 300220235

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PROVENANCE

From 1989: Dallas Museum of Art, "A Lot for a Little" Funds [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated May 03, 1989, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

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Apply to objects where number equals 1989.47