Description:

Native American, Southwestern USA, Four Corners region, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A fine example of a pottery mug made in the Mesa Verde Black-on-White tradition in what is today southwestern Colorado. The body of the mug is a tapering cylinder, with a circular neck and a wide strap handle extending from below the rim to the shoulder. On the handle and body is a delightful motif of two bands of circles set against a black background, perhaps representing a calendar. Mugs like this one were made from a gray or white paste with angular fragments of temper and this one has a pearly gray-white slip that was then overpainted with a black pigment made from carbon. These were made by women who lived in cliff dwellings like those seen at Mesa Verde National Park, and each has an imaginative, unique design program. Size: 5.25" W x 4.1" H (13.3 cm x 10.4 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Bill Hammertree Collection, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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  • Condition: Handle is restored and body is repaired from multiple pieces. Repairs are well done and unobtrusive with some losses from repaired edges. Adhesives and remains of adhesives are on interior. Form is nicely preserved and motifs on body are in great condition.

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