Native American, Southwestern USA, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Kana'a, Pueblo I, ca. 800 to 950 CE. An outstanding example of a Kana'a Gray Neckbanded ceramic pitcher with a light grey body color and dramatic fineline black and white motifs on its upper neck and lower body, depicting a basket weave motif on the neck and 'stitched' chevrons on the body. Size: 4.125" W at widest x 5.125" H (10.5 cm x 13 cm)
According to the Pottery Typology Project (Office of Archaeological Studies, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs), "Kana'a Gray Neckbanded was defined by Hargrave (1932). This type represents the first of the neckbanded gray ware types defined and is differentiated from earlier Lino Gray by the presence of one or more unobliterated coil junctions on the neck of the vessel (Colton and Hargrave 1937; Colton 1955). This type most commonly occurs at components dating to the Pueblo I period spanning through the ninth to the early part of the tenth century."
Provenance: private Iowa, USA collection
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Condition
Repairs and restoration with some repainting to the neck (not including a section surrounding the handle). Two stabilized cracks running from rim to base. Normal surface wear commensurate with age. Nice deposits and firing clouds grace the surface. Old collection numbers on underside of rounded base.