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ProvenanceStanley Marcus, Dallas, Texas; Sotheby's, New York; Larry Wendt, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMather, Christine. Native America: Arts, Traditions, and Celebrations. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1990, p.46.
Sotheby's. 12 June 1992, lot 32.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.198.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 215.
Culture
Mimbres
Jar
Date1100-1150
MediumClay, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (31.1 × 33.7 cm)
Object numberT0100
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextThe Mimbres people lived in southwestern New Mexico from about A.D. 200 until the 1100s. Between A.D. 1000 and 1150 these farmers produced spectacular painted pottery; what many consider the most aesthetically sophisticated of the ancient art tradition in North America. Their bowls and jars were painted with graphic sophistication, whimsy and inventive power. This type of jar was probably used to carry water from the river. They were used until they broke so there are only about 20 relatively complete large jars known.ProvenanceStanley Marcus, Dallas, Texas; Sotheby's, New York; Larry Wendt, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyMather, Christine. Native America: Arts, Traditions, and Celebrations. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1990, p.46.
Sotheby's. 12 June 1992, lot 32.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.198.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 215.
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