Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas: Large Bowl with Complex Black and White Interior, Kana'a Black on White

Large Bowl with Complex Black and White Interior, Kana'a Black on White

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Clay, slip
Place Excavated: Red Rock, Arizona, USA
Dates: probably 700-900 C.E.
Period: Pueblo I
Dimensions: 5 x 10 x 11 7/16in. (12.7 x 25.4 x 29.1cm) (lopsided) Wall thickness: 1/8in. (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: 03.325.4251
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Catalogue Description: This is a large, lopsided bowl which has a plain exterior and complex black on white interior. There is one wide black band which goes around the bowl which is made up of 5 sections. Each section has 2 interlocking forms of geometric, stepped elements, triangles and pendant dot lines.

Collections: Arts of the Americas: Large Bowl with Complex Black and White Interior, Kana'a Black on White