Description:

Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Southern Colorado Plateau, Pueblo I / Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 875 to 1050 CE. A hand-coiled and painted pottery bowl featuring a white slip ground with bold black triangular and linear geometric motifs along the interior rim. At the center, a pair of mirrored linear elements with hooked scrolls may represent centipedes. In ancient Puebloan belief, the centipede was closely tied to the underworld, representing emergence from darkness into the light of the surface world. Its imagery, often compared to ladders in Mimbres pottery, symbolized transcendence and spiritual passage between realms. Size: 8" Diameter x 3.5" H (20.3 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, acquired from Manu Antiques, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 2009

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#197130

  • Condition: Repaired and restored. Breaklines are visible throughout and there is overpainting and new material infill to gaps and some missing pieces. Approximately 85% or more original material.

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