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Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Escondida style olla.
Description
Casas Grandes ollas express over and over the concept of duality, a very important part of their cosmology. Duality manifests itself on the neck, the red and striped black triangles. The large squares with two opposite repeated images, the black 'P' or 'D' shape reversed, and the abstracted 'W' serpent form and the abstract macaw bird form.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome olla : QB design in central diamond.
Description
Duality has been expressed in the repetition of mirror images: the two reverse 'P' shapes; the two step forms; and the two panel design.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture]
Date
between 1000 and 1450
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Casas Grandes Miniature Seated Male
Description
Seated effigies, female or male, are usually the large hooded form. Miniatures are a rarity. This seated male, with his folded arms resting on his knees, has the image of Quetzalcoatl painted on his side and back, a Mesoamerican influence.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1100 and 1600
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Small Ramos Polychrome Square Bowl: Four Angled Sides.
Description
The sides of this bowl have been flattened to produced a four sided bowl. Different designs have been painted inside and out with black or red pigments to emphasize the duality concept.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos blackware bowl and olla.
Description
The two vessels were found together: the olla was inside the bowl. Both vessels were made with coils of clay that were worked together. When the clay was leather hard, a smooth stone was used to create the lustrous surface. The burnished vessels were fired in a rich carbon reduced environment.
Subject
[Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Drinking vessels--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mogollon culture--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1450
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos black & tan seed jar.
Description
The seed jar has been painted with a black claw design. Since the vessel has a black design on a cream slip ground, it is considered a bichrome.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1250 and 1600
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Ramos polychrome hooded effigy olla.
Description
The shape of the olla is typical of Casas Grandes Culture. What is different is the cup shape added to the lip to form the head of the anthropomorphic figure. The design panel contains a black diamond pattern, within the lined diamond are two opposite 'P' shapes. The duality is further expressed through the separation of black from red.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
Title
Casas Grandes badger effigy.
Description
This effigy is in poor condition. Broken and poorly reconstructed, suffer from a flaking slip and a poor paint application. The red and black decorative slip do not touch and the black slip suggests the vassal was made in the Villa Ahumada area of northern Chihuahua.
Subject
[Effigy pottery--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Art--Mexico--Casas Grandes, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1280 and 1450
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