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Bowl
Native American, Mimbres
Prehistoric, Classic Style III
1000–1150
Object Place: New Mexico, United States, Mimbres River Valley, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
Overall: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Diam. (Overall): 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Seth K. Sweetser Fund and supporters of The Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession Number1990.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionThree concentric rim bands are mirrored by a circular band and a central open field. Two opposing figures with quail bodies and bear heads are poised on a ring of center circle which is the "kill." The dark ground between the figure holds the hatched stop motif, squares, and triangle.
ProvenanceBy 1979, part of the so-called "Bank Collection", Deming, NM [see note]; 1989, sold by the Bank Collection to Amerind Art, Inc., Santa Monica, CA; 1990, sold by Amerind Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 23, 1990)
NOTE: As early as 1979, this collection was exhibited at a bank in Deming.
NOTE: As early as 1979, this collection was exhibited at a bank in Deming.