1988.103.FA Classic Mimbres Black-on-white bowl with fish (New Mexico, Mogollon (Mimbres))
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Mimbres potters developed one of the Southwest’s most appealing painting styles, distinguished by geometric compositions and narrative imagery that provides an eloquent record of Mimbres life. The painting on many Mimbres vessels suggests concepts of sacred space or cosmic geography.
1988.90.FA Tonto polychrome mug with handle (Southwest, Salado)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- Salado, 1350–1450 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 03/14/16, 07/27/16, and 07/28/16.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Prove
1987.343.FA Plate with avanyu design (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This black-on-black plate by famed Pueblo artist Maria Martinez combines ancient Indian symbolism and ceramic techniques with a sleek austerity akin to 20th-century American design aesthetics. Martinez began experimenting with blackware following a commission from archaeologists to re-create ancient Indian pottery excavated near San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
1987.342.FA Plate with radiating feather design (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1960s (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 12/01/15 and 07/28/16.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance
1987.335.FA Santa cruz red-on-buff jar with crosshatched circles (Arizona, Hohokam)
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.
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.
1987.331.FA Classic Mimbres Black-on-white bowl with negative-white designs (New Mexico, Mogollon (Mimbres))
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Mimbres potters developed one of the Southwest’s most appealing painting styles, distinguished by geometric compositions and narrative imagery that provides an eloquent record of Mimbres life. The painting on many Mimbres vessels suggests concepts of sacred space or cosmic geography.
1988.97.FA Classic Mimbres Black-on-white bowl with splayed human figure (New Mexico, Mogollon (Mimbres))
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Mimbres potters developed one of the Southwest’s most appealing painting styles, distinguished by geometric compositions and narrative imagery that provides an eloquent record of Mimbres life. The painting on many Mimbres vessels suggests concepts of sacred space or cosmic geography.
1988.104.FA Mimbres Boldface Black-on-white bowl (New Mexico, Mogollon (Mimbres))
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Mimbres potters developed one of the Southwest’s most appealing painting styles, distinguished by geometric compositions and narrative imagery that provides an eloquent record of Mimbres life. The painting on many Mimbres vessels suggests concepts of sacred space or cosmic geography.
1987.330.FA Santa cruz red-on-buff bowl with interlocking spirals (Arizona, Hohokam)
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.