Lot 185
Native American, North America, east central Arizona and west central New Mexico, Anasazi culture, ca. 1030-1125 CE. The linear geometric designs adorning the inner walls of this bowl are so finely painted; they compare quite favorably to the style of the infamous contemporary Acoma artist Lucy Martin Lewis (1898-1992). Lewis is known for her complicated fine line style where lines seem to cross in virtually every direction. It is difficult to believe that her stylings were accomplished with a brush fashioned from the leaves of a yucca plant. Perhaps Lewis was inspired by the complexity of patterns created by ancestral Anasazi potters. The Anasazi developed from an earlier culture known as the Oshara, comprised of small nomadic bands that inhabited mountainous regions of the southwest. The introduction of pottery, most likely from the south, marked the inception of the culture we call the Anasazi. Departing from the nomadic existence, they like the Mogollon lived in pithouses arranged in groups around a large ceremonial room called a kiva. Anasazi pottery has traditionally been made of white or gray clay and constructed using the coil and scrape technique. Early examples were decorated with black geometric designs; later polychrome programs emerged. Gallup black on white ceramics created during the late Pueblo II period possess designs similar to those found in the Chaco area only they were executed in mineral paint. Some Gallup ceramics are ancestral to Hopi pottery. Beyond its rich history, this piece simply takes my breath away! 9-1/4"D at widest point x 3-1/2"H
Provenance: Ex-Hagen Collection, acquired in the 1940s
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- Condition: Minor surface wear, nearly invisible stable pressure crack, nicks to rim. Else intact and excellent.
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