Native American, Southwestern USA, central Arizona to the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, Salado Culture, ca. 1250 to 1350 CE. A lovely example of a Salado bowl, featuring a red exterior and black-on-white interior, with the former polished to a high sheen, and the latter decorated with black zigzagging and interlocking lines that resemble lightning strikes. Pottery of this style was made using the coil-and-scrape method, with the surface of the bowls and other vessels being smoothed by sandstone, slipped, polished, and then decorated before firing. Red paint was made from hematite; black paint from iron, manganese, or charred organic materials. The Salado Culture is a mixture of the Mogollon, Hohokam, and Anasazi peoples, based in a major trade crossroads - with ties to important places in the landscape like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, as well as connections to the luxury goods flowing north from Mesoamerica, like macaws and chocolate. Size: 9.5" W x 4.6" H (24.1 cm x 11.7 cm)
Provenance: private California, USA collection; ex-Malter Galleries, California, USA
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Condition
One side is repaired from multiple pieces with some small areas of overpaint along the repair lines. Otherwise in nice condition with pigment well preserved, rich patina, and nice root marks on surface.