Context (Field collection)
General dig. 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: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1924.461 [A-Z]: '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)

Context (Related Documents)
Display label found in cardboard box with 1924.458 L.1-5, 1924.459 R.1-7, 1924.477 P.1-2, and TEMP.03457, reading in black ink: 'Matsaki Polychrome'.
Event Date 12/2/2025
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Description (Physical description)
Three body sherd of jars made from varying fabric, all with Matsaki Polychrome decoration of matt red and brown paint on tan slip on exterior.
Event Date 13/2/2025
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

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 13/2/2025
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung