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Native American, southwest New Mexico, villages in southern Cibola Anasazi/northern Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture, ca. 1200 to 1400 CE. A beautiful hand-built pottery pitcher displaying remarkable black-on-white decorations, the body of a bulbous form resolving in a cylindrical neck with a strap handle bridging the rim to the upper shoulder. In this special example, the strap handle is in the form of an effigy bundle. The surface is decorated with a mesmerizing program of abstract geometric motifs: spirals and steps that resemble the way into sacred kivas. The interior is unpainted, and the underside is white. A fabulous example created by the Mogollon Indians of the early Anasazi who occupied the Tularosa region. Size: 6.45" W x 5.45" H (16.4 cm x 13.8 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Mark Brady collection, found on private land at Witches Wells Ranch, Sanders, Arizona, USA

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#153917

  • Condition: Small area of restoration on the rim. Small, stable fissure down from the rim in another area and another stable fissure on lower body. Otherwise in very nice condition.

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March 26, 2020 8:00 AM MDT
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