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Basin (Apaztli)

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Description: Basin (Apaztli)
TitleBasin (Apaztli)
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1521
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta, pigment
Dimensions13 7/16 x 14 in. (34.2 x 35.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https:/­/­artgallery.yale.edu/­collections/­objects/­11060
Accession number1973.88.43
SubjectsIndian pottery--Central AmericaCholula Site (Cholula, Hidalgo, Mexico)
StatusCholula, Mexico
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Chapter 6: The Americas (1400–1600)
Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
Description: History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000
Imagine a snapshot of North America around the year 1400. Millions of people live on the continent—individuals, families, clans, communities, and nations...
Author
Norman Vorano and Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy
PublisherBard Graduate Center
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2013 Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture
Related print edition pages: pp.117-141
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.006
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20625&redirecttoanchor=57921
Chapter subject tags:Indigenous peoples--North AmericaIndigenous peoples--North America--Rites and ceremoniesIndigenous peoples--North America--Social life and customsArt, Ancient AmericanArchaeoastronomyEarthworks (Archaeology)Indigenous peoples--Central AmericaIndigenous peoples--South AmericaIndigenous peoples--Religion
Inner Mesoamerica: Central Mexico
George Kubler
Description: Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America
This hollow piece stands unaided on short, bulbous legs and flat feet. The shoulders are thrown back and the chest, with slightly raised breasts, is puffed out. The short arms are held at the sides, with wrists bent back and hands projecting outward...
Author
George Kubler
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
Copyright© 1986 by the Yale University Art Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.35-60
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00095.008
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-15574&redirecttoanchor=57921
Chapter subject tags:Indigenous peoples--Central AmericaArt, Ancient AmericanTlatilco Site (Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico)Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico)Sculpture, Ancient AmericanPottery, Ancient AmericanAztec art

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Creation dateAD 600–800
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MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (29 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Pedestal bowl with crouching-frog design
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Description: Pedestal bowl wth abstract design of aquatic and dragonlike creatures
Pedestal bowl wth abstract design of aquatic and dragonlike creatures
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions12 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (31.7 x 4.12 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Pedestal bowl wth abstract design of...
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Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware and pigment
Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/185165
Accession number2005.156
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Description: Drawing of detail of plate with abstract zoomorphic designs
Drawing of detail of plate with abstract zoomorphic designs
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Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–800
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MaterialsCeramic
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions10 3/4 x 12 in. (27.3 x 30.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Description: Rabbit vessel
Rabbit vessel
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Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 in. (10.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.867
Rabbit vessel
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Description: Jar with dragonlike design
Jar with dragonlike design
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions13 x 14 in. (33 x 35.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Jar with dragonlike design
Jar with dragonlike design
Description: Plate depicting millipede figure
Plate depicting millipede figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions9 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. (23.4 x 62 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
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Description: Bowl with hammerhead-shark design
Bowl with hammerhead-shark design
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Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions14 5/8 x 4 in. (37 x 10.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl with hammerhead-shark design
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Description: Bowl depicting dancer
Bowl depicting dancer
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. AD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions10 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (26.6 x 9.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Bowl depicting dancer
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Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
LocationDetroit Institute of Arts
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/head-effigy-vessel-54704
Accession number1986.43
Human head effigy vessel
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Description: Vessel depicting jaguar
Vessel depicting jaguar
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Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín-Cupisnique
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date900–200 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions10 1/2 x 7 in. (26.7 x 17.8 cm)
LocationMunson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Museum of Art, Utica, New York
Accession number69.4
Vessel depicting jaguar
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Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureNavajo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1100–1250
Object typeContainer
LocationMuseum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
Accession numberA11235
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Description: Pedestal bowl with crouching-frog designs
Pedestal bowl with crouching-frog designs
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Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureCoclé
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 600–800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (29 x 16.5 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Pedestal bowl with crouching-frog...
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 7/8 x 9 in. (15 x 23 cm)
LocationDr. Kent and Jonnie Westbrook Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
Spouted head vessel
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Description: Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery from Moundville
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Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Common themes on Hemphill-style pottery...
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Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/4177
Long-necked globular bottle with scalp...
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Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
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Aug 09
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions7 1/2 in. h. (19 cm.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/8686
Accession number1958.86.6
Monkey Effigy Vessel
Monkey Effigy Vessel
Description: Castellated vessel
Castellated vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–900
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (13.4 x 16.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/1459
Castellated vessel
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Description: Engraved egg-shaped bottle with interlocking serpent design
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved egg-shaped bottle with...
Engraved egg-shaped bottle with interlocking serpent design
Description: Human face effigy
Human face effigy
Posted by:Reviewer 3
Oct 13
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200 BC–AD 400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Human face effigy
Human face effigy
Description: Gourd-shaped vessel
Gourd-shaped vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number95-21-10/48675
Gourd-shaped vessel
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Description: Cholula, main pyramid, c. 900, sections, plan, and tablero profiles of nucleus
Cholula, main pyramid, c. 900, sections, plan, and tablero profiles of nucleus
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Cholula, main pyramid, c. 900, sections,...
Cholula, main pyramid, c. 900, sections, plan, and tablero profiles of nucleus
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel, with swastika on back of head
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel, with swastika on back of head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
LocationPink Palace Museum, Memphis
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel,...
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel, with swastika on back of head
Description: Female keeper of the lineage insignia
Female keeper of the lineage insignia
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions16 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (42.5 x 27 x 24.3 cm)
LocationMuseo Arqueológico del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador
Accession numberJC 1–22–75
Female keeper of the lineage insignia
Female keeper of the lineage insignia
Description: Seed jar with fire clouds
Seed jar with fire clouds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); diameter 6 1/8 in. (15.7 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/37273
Accession number1998-902
Seed jar with fire clouds
Seed jar with fire clouds
Description: Vessel with bones and hand motifs
Vessel with bones and hand motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number146.50723
Vessel with bones and hand motifs
Vessel with bones and hand motifs
Description: Water jar
Water jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1600–1800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=185672
Accession number17/3248
Water jar
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Description: Figure seated on harvest of manioc roots
Figure seated on harvest of manioc roots
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions15 x 11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (38 x 28.4 x 24.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Arqueológico del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador
Accession numberJC 1.910.2.60
Figure seated on harvest of manioc roots
Figure seated on harvest of manioc roots
Description: Cup with incised skull motif
Cup with incised skull motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession numberSEH9
Cup with incised skull motif
Cup with incised skull motif
Description: Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession number1932.3.5
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Description: Jar
Jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/4486
Jar
Jar
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL3485
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Engraved cylindrical jar
Engraved cylindrical jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved cylindrical jar
Engraved cylindrical jar
Description: Tripod bottle
Tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.629
Tripod bottle
Tripod bottle
Description: Deer effigy vessel
Deer effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateunknown
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions9 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (25 x 30 cm)
LocationDr. Kent and Jonnie Westbrook Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
Deer effigy vessel
Deer effigy vessel
Description: Round-bottomed flared vessel
Round-bottomed flared vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Round-bottomed flared vessel
Round-bottomed flared vessel
Description: Bottle with possum head effigy
Bottle with possum head effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Bottle with possum head effigy
Bottle with possum head effigy
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Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationAnthony Patano Collection, Chicago
Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Tripod bottle with arched band designs
Description: Engraved double bottle
Engraved double bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 3/8 x 8 in. (16.2 x 20.3 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5125.1523
Engraved double bottle
Engraved double bottle
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Long-necked globular bottle with negative resist design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.69
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with negative resist design
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Seed jar with fire clouds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24 cm); diameter 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey
http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/36775
Accession number1998-904
Seed jar with fire clouds
Seed jar with fire clouds
Description: Globular bottle
Globular bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL2374
Globular bottle
Globular bottle
Description: Burnished tripod bottle
Burnished tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Burnished tripod bottle
Burnished tripod bottle
Description: Seated human effigy vessel
Seated human effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
LocationDr. James F. Cherry Collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Seated human effigy vessel
Seated human effigy vessel
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–900
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (16.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationTommy Beutell Collection
Accession numberV455
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC875
Tripod vessel with negative resist...
Tripod vessel with negative resist design
Description: Engraved bottle
Engraved bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1600–1800
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved bottle
Engraved bottle
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Engraved tripod vessel
Engraved tripod vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession numberHL1263
Engraved tripod vessel
Engraved tripod vessel
Description: Stirrup spout bottle
Stirrup spout bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions12 5/8 x 11 in. (32 x 28 cm)
LocationDr. Kent and Jonnie Westbrook Collection, Little Rock, Arkansas
Stirrup spout bottle
Stirrup spout bottle
Description: Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.2559
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant
Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureJama-Coaque
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 200–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions14 x 9 x 8 in. (35.6 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
LocationMuseo Arqueológico del Banco Central, Quito, Ecuador
Accession number3–53–77
Seated chieftain wearing a double...
Seated chieftain wearing a double carved-tusk pendant
Description: Jar with incised hands
Jar with incised hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/2 in. (16.6 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession number1930.2.308
Jar with incised hands
Jar with incised hands
Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with mask motif
Long-necked globular bottle with mask motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Long-necked globular bottle with mask...
Long-necked globular bottle with mask motif
Description: Crouching deer effigy vessel
Crouching deer effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsLength 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Crouching deer effigy vessel
Crouching deer effigy vessel
Description: Seed jar with fire clouds
Seed jar with fire clouds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5125.168
Seed jar with fire clouds
Seed jar with fire clouds
Description: Engraved tripod bottle
Engraved tripod bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved tripod bottle
Engraved tripod bottle
Description: Water vessel
Water vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (18.9 x 13.3 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=60766
Accession number5/6318
Water vessel
Water vessel
Description: Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Description: Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1400–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Engraved egg-shaped bottle
Description: Bottle with ogee and hand-and-eye motifs
Bottle with ogee and hand-and-eye motifs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number46-61-10/27872.1
Bottle with ogee and hand-and-eye motifs
Bottle with ogee and hand-and-eye motifs
Description: Underwater Panther effigy vessel
Underwater Panther effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC642
Underwater Panther effigy vessel
Underwater Panther effigy vessel
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number146.50664
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Description: Cholula, inner pyramid, detail of wall painting of drinkers
Cholula, inner pyramid, detail of wall painting of drinkers
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typePainting
Cholula, inner pyramid, detail of wall...
Cholula, inner pyramid, detail of wall painting of drinkers
Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number8-20-10/21542
Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel

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