Pitcher with Black on White Geometric Designs Item Number: 01.1538.1756 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Abstract lightening and maze forms.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles A. Schieren
Label
Ancient Pueblo (Anasazi) Pottery: A Spectrum of Black and White
Puebloan people excelled at creating an immense variety of pottery using only black and white. This color scheme was partly dictated by the nature of the clay and the mineral or plant paints available. Archaeologists surmise that cross-hatched designs like the one on this bowl may have represented the color turquoise—reflecting the precious stone and the color of water, a sacred commodity in the dry Southwest region.
Item History
- Made between 900 and 130
What
Who
- Culture
- Ancient Pueblo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 130
Other
- Location
- American Identities: A New Look, American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, The Americas’ First Peoples, 4000 B.C.E.–1521 C.E., 5th Floor
- Classification
- Food/Drink