Native American Indian, Southwest, Northeast Arizona, Anasazi, Tusayan, Kayenta or Flagstaff, ca. 1150 to 1300 CE. A black-on-white pottery vessel of an elegant round form with a short neck and open rim, displaying a sophisticated design program comprised of numerous, banded and negative-painted, abstract geometric motifs. Note how the bands are directed in four different directions (perhaps representing the four cardinal directions, North, South, East, and West) and four arrows surround and point outward from the base of the neck. The neck is decorated with repeated interlocking step motifs. This beautiful, remarkably thin-walled piece was expertly created via the coiled-and-scraped technique, and finely painted with black on white slip. It is a strong example of one of the finest wares created in the Tusayan area, replete with an incredibly smoothed (not at all gritty) surface and an impressive design program that nearly covers the entire surface. Size: 9" W x 6.5" H (22.9 cm x 16.5 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Prominent LA County collector who acquired these prior to 2000

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#116405

Repaired from many pieces with losses to rim as shown. Still shows beautifully and design motifs read quite well.