Description (Labels & Markings)
One sherd is marked in black ink: 'R2'.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason

Context (Field collection)
Room 2. Excavated by Samuel K. Lothrop, Museum of the American Indian, and Louis C.G. 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)
Catalogue card for 1924.460 [A-F]: 'Large box of big sherds.'
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Incomplete Matsaki Polychrome shouldered jar; eleven refitting sherds, including four rim sherds. Everted bevelled rim; conical neck; high carination at body. Burnished surface; exterior is tan-slipped, with applied red and brown paint in geometric motifs, including a checkerboard motif at the neck; internal surface has a grey hue; pigment loss throughout; fabric feel is smooth, with a grey core.
Event Date 12/2/2025
Author: Dominique Devadason

Context (Amendments / updates)
When the Kechib:wa collection was packed for storage in c 1986 the pottery was assessed by museum staff and boxed according to type. These sherds were packed with Matsaki Polychrome material, which has now been added to the Description field.
Event Date 12/2/2025
Author: Dominique Devadason