Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher with Black on White Geometric Designs, 900–1300. Ceramic, pigment, 7 x 5 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles A. Schieren, 01.1538.1756. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 01.1538.1756.jpg)
Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher with Black on White Geometric Designs, 900–1300. Ceramic, pigment, 7 x 5 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles A. Schieren, 01.1538.1756. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 01.1538.1756_in_situ.jpg)
Pitcher with Black on White Geometric Designs
Arts of the Americas
Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) Pottery: A Spectrum of Black and White
Puebloan people excelled at creating an immense variety of pottery using only black and white. This color scheme was partly dictated by the nature of the clay and the mineral or plant paints available. Archaeologists surmise that cross-hatched designs like the one on this bowl may have represented the color turquoise—reflecting the precious stone and the color of water, a sacred commodity in the dry Southwest region.
Puebloan people excelled at creating an immense variety of pottery using only black and white. This color scheme was partly dictated by the nature of the clay and the mineral or plant paints available. Archaeologists surmise that cross-hatched designs like the one on this bowl may have represented the color turquoise—reflecting the precious stone and the color of water, a sacred commodity in the dry Southwest region.
CULTURE
Ancestral Pueblo
MEDIUM
Ceramic, pigment
DATES
900–1300
DIMENSIONS
7 x 5 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
01.1538.1756
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Charles A. Schieren
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Abstract lightening and maze forms.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ancestral Pueblo. Pitcher with Black on White Geometric Designs, 900–1300. Ceramic, pigment, 7 x 5 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles A. Schieren, 01.1538.1756. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 01.1538.1756.jpg)
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01.1538.1756.jpg.
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