Clay bowl with wide mouth and a neck that flows at an outward angle away from the rim. The shoulder is low and cuts sharply in toward the round, bulbous base. The interior of the pot mimics the exterior. The rim is painted a dark brown and orange-brown, with a pattern of thin brown lines in geometric forms on a cream background encircling the pot’s shoulder. The bottom is decorated with a series of criss-crossing lines and V-shapes in brown, rust and orange. The surface is shiny.

Clay bowl with wide flaring mouth and straight sides that incline sharply to a round base. The interior is decorated with thick lines of white and rust, and thin lines of brown and rust in V-shapes and a central X-shape. The finish is matte. The exterior is painted with small, delicate geometric designs in brown and rust, over a light brown base colour. Lines of brown and red-brown encircle the rim. The outer surface is shiny.

Clay "joni chomo" portrait pot. The mouth is wide, with a thin and slightly flaring rim. The interior is painted black. A face is situated on the neck with protruding nose, cheeks and chin. The eyes are painted oblongs with a small pupil. The mouth is a carved line emphasized by brown paint. The ears are brown and protrude, and the back of the head is painted brown. The face, as well as the pot’s body to the shoulder, are covered in patterns of dark brown lines with rust coloured accents, on a light yellow base. Beneath the shoulder to the foot the pot is rust in colour with large areas of black. The base is slightly concave.

Clay bowl with wide mouth and rounded sides that incline sharply to a small round base. The interior is decorated with white and brown lines of varying widths in linear patterns, on top of a red slip base. The overall finish is matte. The exterior has a more intricate and smaller pattern of lines in varying widths and of a dark brown, on a light yellow background. The outer surface is shiny.

Clay bowl with wide round mouth and curved sides that recess to a small round base. The interior is painted in a matte finish and decorated sparsely with brown and white lines in patterns of large crosses and smaller knots. The exterior has a shiny finish over an intricate design of thin brown lines surrounded by thicker lines marking a larger and simpler pattern. Small shapes in orange further embellish the design.

Long narrow cloth, mainly off-white, with three horizontal areas of colour made up of thin lines in combinations of red, blue, black and pink; one on either edge, and a third running down the centre. Covering the cloth is a light pattern hand-drawn of thin dark grey lines in a large, open, geometric design.

Rectangular textile, dyed black, with a faint horizontal line visible down the centre in red and green. The centre of the piece is decorated with embroidery and applique in a light tan colour. The applique is in a large, repeating H-style motif with the embroidery applied inside and around the applique in lines and loose V-shapes. The stitching is visible on the back of the fabric.

Clay "joni chomo" portrait pot. The mouth is small with straight walls, beneath which is a three-dimensional face with protruding nose, cheeks, chin and ears. The eyes are painted ovals with small pupils, topped by arching brows that meet above the nose. The mouth is an incised line, frowning, emphasized with paint. The ears and back of the head are painted brown. The face and body to the pot’s shoulder are covered in an intricate geometric pattern in brown and rust on a light yellow background. Below, the pot is decorated with thick lines in shades of orange, brown and light yellow. The bottom third of the pot is undecorated, orange in colour with large areas of black carbonization. The foot is small and round.

Museum Expedition 1933, Purchased with funds given by Jesse Metcalf

Museum Expedition 1933, Purchased with funds given by Jesse Metcalf