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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Pitcher with Black and White Exterior, Dogoshu Black on White

Pitcher with Black and White Exterior, Dogoshu Black on White

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Pottery
Place Excavated: Red Rock, Arizona, USA
Dates: probably 1070-1150
Period: Pueblo II
Dimensions: 5 x 6 15/16 x 1/8in. (12.7 x 17.6 x 0.3cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.4169
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Catalogue Description: The handle on this pitcher is intact and has squiggle lines drawn horizontally across it. The interior is plain while the exterior has a white and black pattern. The neck has 10 bands of diagonal hatchures and the base has 17 such bands. There is a dimple on the bottom.