Around 1300, Ancestral Pueblo ceramicists in northern Arizona began using a highly select clay source and new coal-firing technique to create fine yellow wares. The clay was fired at high temperatures in an oxidizing environment to produce a creamy yellow base color and dense ceramic wall that would nearly ring when tapped.

Mogollon populations domesticated turkeys from around 600 CE, keeping them primarily for their feathers. The painter of this bowl illustrates six turkeys, four of which consume a central centipede, a common food source.

Small carvings of human figures are a common sculptural theme among the various cultural groups of both Central and West Mexico. Lapidary artists favored a variety of precious materials for their small-scale sculptures, including alabaster, obsidian, jade, serpentine, and other varieties of greenstone. This is a fine example of stone carving from Late Formative (Late Preclassic) Guerrero.