Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas: Globular Decorated Pitcher, Kana'a Black on White

Globular Decorated Pitcher, Kana'a Black on White

Culture: Anasazi, Native American
Medium: Pottery
Place Collected: Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA
Dates: probably 700-900
Period: Pueblo I
Dimensions: 4 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (10.2 x 14 x 12.1 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.10814
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody
Catalogue Description: This is a large, globular pitcher with handle. The interior is plain while the exterior has a black on white design. Part of the pitcher is blackened on one side. The rim has black hatch marks and the handle has one scroll framed by hatched areas on either side. The body has a thick solid black line which is double scrolled on each side.

Collections: Arts of the Americas: Globular Decorated Pitcher, Kana'a Black on White