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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Decorated Pitcher, Black Mesa Black on White

Decorated Pitcher, Black Mesa Black on White

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Pottery, pigment
Place Collected: Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA
Dates: probably 875-1130
Period: Pueblo I-II
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (16.5 x 8.9cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.10780
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
Catalogue Description: This pitcher has a broken handle. The interior is plain while the exterior has a black on white quadrilateral design, which is composed of negative triangles in a scroll form. The remaining areas are hatched.There are a few small chips in the rim.