1987.332.FA Gila polychrome bowl with black-and-white geometric designs and red exterior (Southwest, Salado)


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  

NOTES
  • Salado, c. 1250–1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 07/27/16 and 07/28/16.

Former fun fact:
Ranked number 3 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; 2/25/2019)

  • 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 April 08, 1987, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).

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Artist/designers

Cultures
Salado (Pre-Columbian Southwestern North American culture or style): AAT: 300386833
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920

Geography 
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660

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
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 300053869

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
black (color): AAT: 300130920
white (color): AAT: 300129784
red (color): AAT: 300126225
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
stripes: AAT: 300010230
bands (decorative): DMA
parallel (positional attributes): AAT: 300010284
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
frets (pattern): AAT: 300010155
fretwork: AAT: 300165040
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
cracks: AAT: 300209168
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
Roosevelt Black-on-white (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Roosevelt Redware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Roosevelt (inhabited place): TGN: 2007255
Gila Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Gila (county / Arizona): TGN: 2000093

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
From 1987: 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 April 08, 1987, 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 May 28, 1987, 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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Notes
  • Salado, c. 1250–1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 07/27/16 and 07/28/16.

Former fun fact:
Ranked number 3 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; 2/25/2019)

  • 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 April 08, 1987, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures
Salado (Pre-Columbian Southwestern North American culture or style): AAT: 300386833
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920

Geography 
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660

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
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 300053869

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
black (color): AAT: 300130920
white (color): AAT: 300129784
red (color): AAT: 300126225
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
stripes: AAT: 300010230
bands (decorative): DMA
parallel (positional attributes): AAT: 300010284
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
frets (pattern): AAT: 300010155
fretwork: AAT: 300165040
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
cracks: AAT: 300209168
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
Roosevelt Black-on-white (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Roosevelt Redware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Roosevelt (inhabited place): TGN: 2007255
Gila Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Gila (county / Arizona): TGN: 2000093

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
From 1987: 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 April 08, 1987, 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 May 28, 1987, 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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ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
stripes: AAT: 300010230
white (color): AAT: 300129784
red (color): AAT: 300126225
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
bands (decorative): DMA
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
frets (pattern): AAT: 300010155
black (color): AAT: 300130920
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
parallel (positional attributes): AAT: 300010284
fretwork: AAT: 300165040
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
cracks: AAT: 300209168
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
Roosevelt (inhabited place): TGN: 2007255
Salado (Pre-Columbian Southwestern North American culture or style): AAT: 300386833
Roosevelt Redware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Roosevelt Black-on-white (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Gila Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Gila (county / Arizona): TGN: 2000093
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