Accession No

1924.397 H


Description

Reconstructed polychrome shouldered bowl, possibly Kechipauan Polychrome. Simple everted rim; high carination at neck; tapering body; rounded base. White-slipped interior and exterior; decorated with black and red paint in schematic and geometric motifs, possibly feather and key motifs; fabric has a smooth feel; significant material loss throughout, particularly at the base, possibly an intentional 'kill hole'.


Place

Americas; North America; United States of America; New Mexico; Cibola County; Zuni Reservation; Kechib:wa [Kechipauan]


Period

Pueblo IV early Pueblo V c 1425-1680


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [excavator and donor]; Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.397 H


Cultural Affliation

A:shiwi [Zuni]


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

285mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Burial 127'.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason


Context (Field collection)
From Trench I, burial 127 of a child. Excavated by Samuel K. Lothrop, Museum of the American Indian, and Louis Clarke, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, as part of the Louis C.G. Clarke Kechipauan Expedition, 19 June – 1 September 1923. See archive (FR5/1/2 – FR5/1/7) and photo collection for excavation notes, drawings, site plans, photographs, etc.
Event Date 1923
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Polychrome bowl
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


Context (References)
Bushnell, G.H.S. (1955). ‘Some Pueblo IV pottery types from Kechipawan, New Mexico, U.S.A.’ Anais do XXXI Congresso Internacional de Americanistas, 1954, vol. 2. Sao Paulo: Editora Anhembi. pp. 657-665.
Event Date 1955
Author: Genevieve Holt


Description (Physical description)
Reconstructed polychrome shouldered bowl, possibly Kechipauan Polychrome. Simple everted rim; high carination at neck; tapering body; rounded base. White-slipped interior and exterior; decorated with black and red paint in schematic and geometric motifs, possibly feather and key motifs; fabric has a smooth feel; significant material loss throughout, particularly at the base, possibly an intentional 'kill hole'.
Event Date 21/1/2025
Author: Dominique Devadason


FM:323429

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