Accession No
1924.404 B
Description
Gila polychrome hemispherical bowl, of red slip with black and white geometric decoration. Rounded base and flat rim, slightly inturned; the interior centre is decorated with a black star with central dot and triangular points on white; with bands of black triangles with dots. The exterior has a band of black triangles and zigzags with dots on white, with red on the rim and base of the bowl. Small section of rim and wall missing.
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
1924.404 B
Cultural Affliation
A:shiwi [Zuni]
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
170mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See catalogue card for photographs.
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Related Documents)
Note on graph paper written in pencil reads: 'Cremation #245. Early polychrome black on white olla. #245.'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Field collection)
Ashes were found in 1924.404 A, which was covered by 1924.404 B. Cremation 245, Trench V. Depth 4' 6". 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)
B, a very fine bowl (part missing) Gila type. Decorated inside with black and white geometric with star in centre. Outside a band ofblack and white geometric with base of bright red.
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: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Gila polychrome hemispherical bowl, of red slip with black and white geometric decoration. Rounded base and flat rim, slightly inturned; the interior centre is decorated with a black star with central dot and triangular points on white; with bands of black triangles with dots. The exterior has a band of black triangles and zigzags with dots on white, with red on the rim and base of the bowl. Small section of rim and wall missing.
Event Date 21/1/2025
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:323457
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