Description:

Native American, southwest corner of New Mexico, Mogollon Classic Mimbres, ca. 1100 to 1350 CE. An early Mimbres black-on-white vessel created via the coil-and-scrape method and intricately painted on the interior with a wide band of abstract geometric motifs that extends approximately 2/3 of the way into the bowl. Fine lines and relatively complex painted compositions, this example featuring wonderful lightning and Greek key motifs, distinguish Mimbres pottery from earlier Mangas black-on-white vessels. According to Hayes and Blom, "Where a large percentage of other prehistoric pottery was traded widely and shows little evidence of involvement in ceremony or burial, Mimbres Classic Black-on-white was closely held and mysterious." (Allan Hayes and John Blom, Southwestern Pottery Anasazi to Zuni, Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing Co, 1996, p. 30). Note the kill hole through the base of this bowl. According to anthropologists, the Mimbres peoples would invert a bowl over the face of the deceased and punch a ceremonial "kill hole" through the bottom. The Mogollon developed Mimbres Classic characterized by impressive precision and a flare for design that made Mimbres Classic among the most treasured of Native American ceramics. A very fine example with wonderful provenance! Size: 12.375" W x 5.375" H (31.4 cm x 13.7 cm)

In recent years, a similar example sold at Sothebys, Paris March 22, 2013 for 9,375 Euros. (http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/collection-barbier-mueller-pf1340/lot.164.html) Another sold for $5,000 in the May 22, 2013 New York auction "Arts of the American West" (http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/american-indian-art-n08997/lot.58.html).

Provenance: Ex - Important LA County collection

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  • Condition: Repaired from approximately eight pieces as shown. Nevertheless shows beautifully.

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