Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas: White Pitcher with Loop Handle and Black Geometric Design

White Pitcher with Loop Handle and Black Geometric Design

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Place Made: Arizona, USA
Dates: C.E. 900-1300
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19.0 x 13.0 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 02.256.2820
Credit Line: Gift of Charles A. Schieren
Catalogue Description: The object is a tall white pitcher with a curved handle on one side. Its long neck has simple geometric black-brown step designs; its body has a rickrack black-brown outline around the widest diameter of the body forming a row of triangles that are filled in with parallel lines. The handle has a pattern of alternating dot-filled and plain stripes. One small chip in the rim but otherwise in good condition.

Collections: Arts of the Americas: White Pitcher with Loop Handle and Black Geometric Design