Jar - Polychrome

"Two human figures in deco." Information from "Textiles of the American Southwest" webpage entry on this artifact: Ceramic Jar, Casas Grandes. Dimensions: 9.5 in. (height) x 4.5 in. (aperture diameter). Technique: Coiled pottery. Chihuahuan polychrome jar with a white slip on the exterior (excluding the base) and painted with black and red mineral paint. Design: The ceramic type is Villa Ahumada. The jar is divided in two parts, each with a male figure in a reaching pose. The figures are wearing headdresses and kilts with different designs. The rest of the design is filled in with motifs typical of Chihuahuan polychrome pottery, including interlocking steps, triangles, circles and hooked motifs. Illus. Fig. 18, p. 44 in Fields, Virginia M., and Victor Zamudio-Taylor; 2001; The Road to Aztlan: Art from a Mythic Homeland. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Identified there as jar with ballplayers, Casas Grandes, c. 1280-1450, H. 20.3 cm., Dia. 19 cm. Villa Ahumada Polychrome