Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, near Roosevelt Lake, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Tularosa type, ca. 875 to 1050 CE. A wonderful pottery pitcher with a bulbous body, a slender neck, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a round yet stable base. A petite handle in the form of a canine head projects from the neck, just below the rim, while the exterior is adorned with black-on-white geometric decoration featuring linear, meander, and steppe motifs. Pottery played an important role in Anasazi culture and included both utilitarian and decorative pieces that could be traded with neighboring communities for food or other goods. Anasazi pottery was made by hand coiling clay, then smoothing the surface and painting with designs before firing. Size: 6.9" Diameter x 6.3" H (17.5 cm x 16 cm)

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Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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#184930

Some light restoration to rim with one small chip. Minor nicks and abrasions to surface as shown with some areas of fire-darkening. Otherwise, body is mostly intact and presentation is excellent with good preservation of painted decoration and nice root marks to base.