GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Hohokam people, who lived in present-day south central Arizona, had developed a significant pottery tradition by about 500 CE. Hohokam ceramics are easily recognized by their buff‑colored clay and dark red painting. Fluid brushwork, spontaneous in effect yet precisely controlled, depicts both highly stylized life forms and a variety of geometric motifs. Designs are usually organized in concentric circular bands or repeated to create an allover pattern.
Excerpt from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Jar with zigzag pattern (1988.105.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 54.
NOTES
- Hohokam, 850–1000 CE (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 03/14/16, 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)
- 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
Hohokam: AAT: 300016928
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
Arizona (state): TGN: 7006451
Hohokam Village (inhabited place): TGN: 2394694
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
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
portable: AAT: 300256252
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
oval (shape): AAT: 300263817
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
circular (shape): AAT: 300263827
buff (color): AAT: 300263546
red (color): AAAT: 300126225
Santa Cruz Red-on buff (Hohokam pottery styles/Hohokam buff ware): DMA
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
lizards (animals/ sauria suborder): AAT: 300250295
miniature (size): AAT: 300121995
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PROVENANCE
From 1991: 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 30, 1991, 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 31, 1991, 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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General Description
The Hohokam people, who lived in present-day south central Arizona, had developed a significant pottery tradition by about 500 CE. Hohokam ceramics are easily recognized by their buff‑colored clay and dark red painting. Fluid brushwork, spontaneous in effect yet precisely controlled, depicts both highly stylized life forms and a variety of geometric motifs. Designs are usually organized in concentric circular bands or repeated to create an allover pattern.
Excerpt from
Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Jar with zigzag pattern (1988.105.FA)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 54.
Fun Facts
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Notes
- Hohokam, 850–1000 CE (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 03/14/16, 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)
- 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
Hohokam: AAT: 300016928
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
Arizona (state): TGN: 7006451
Hohokam Village (inhabited place): TGN: 2394694
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
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
portable: AAT: 300256252
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
oval (shape): AAT: 300263817
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
circular (shape): AAT: 300263827
buff (color): AAT: 300263546
red (color): AAAT: 300126225
Santa Cruz Red-on buff (Hohokam pottery styles/Hohokam buff ware): DMA
repetition (artistic concept): AAT: 300400861
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
lizards (animals/ sauria suborder): AAT: 300250295
miniature (size): AAT: 300121995
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1991: 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 30, 1991, 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 31, 1991, 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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