Mimbres Pottery Bowl w/ Kill Hole & Turkey, TL Tested
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Description
Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres / Mogollon, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl constructed using the Puebloan coil-and-scrape technique. The hemispherical vessel is adorned with parallel brown-painted stripes along the interior of the rim as well as with a stylized turkey - with checkered body and fan-shaped tail - in the center of the basin. Dominating the majority of the bird's body is the kill hole. Marking the center is a kill hole which researchers believe was ritually punctured prior to placing the vessel over the face of a deceased individual, perhaps to provide a channel for the spirit to the afterlife while keeping out malevolent forces. Size: 6.3" L x 6" W x 2.9" H (16 cm x 15.2 cm x 7.4 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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#185046
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#185046
Condition
Kill hole in center is intentional and not a result of modern damage. A couple of stable fissures, with light abrasions, and scattered pitting, otherwise in TL drill holes near bottom of kill hole and along rim exterior.
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Mimbres Pottery Bowl w/ Kill Hole & Turkey, TL Tested
Estimate $2,400 - $3,600
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PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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