Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, Mimbres, ca. 1025 to 1250 CE. A coil-and-scrape pottery bowl featuring beautiful black motifs on the gray-white ground. The bowl exhibits a round but relatively stable base, tall walls, and a thick rim that surrounds the deep basin. Within the basin is a broad register of abstract, stripe-filled geometrics that mimic large S-shapes that are adjoined to their neighbors but separated from the surrounding solid black pigment. Marking the center is a kill hole which researchers believe was ritually punctured prior to placing the vessel over the face of a deceased individual, perhaps to provide a channel for the spirit to the afterlife while keeping out malevolent forces. Size: 8.25" W x 3.5" H (21 cm x 8.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II was that son of John B. Kendrick, Wyoming governor and US senator
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Condition
Professionally repaired and restored with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines; original kill hole left unrestored with only repairs along commensurate break lines. Minor abrasions and fire-darkening to exterior, with light fading to original pigment. Nice preservation to decorative motifs within basin.