Unknown Ancestral Pueblo

Native American

Bowl
circa 1300

Earthenware
5.5 x 11.75 x 11.75 in.
Gift of A. James and Beth Fillmore
1999.48

• Ancestral Puebloan - Refers to the style and culture of a North American civilization that existed in the "Four Corners" area, where the boundaries of the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah intersect. The culture flourished from the first century CE to around 1300 CE, and descendants of this cultural group probably include the modern Pueblo Indians now living in New Mexico and Arizona. The style is noted for fine baskets, pottery, cloth, ornaments, tools, and great architectural achievements, including cliff dwellings and apartment-house-like villages, or pueblos. In some classification schemes, the modern Pueblo cultures are considered later phases of this people, though most schemes end this culture with the abandonment of the cliff dwellings around 1300 CE.
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• Geometric patterns - Sources:
  - Work cat.: Incised geometrical designs on the Fatehpur Sikri hammams, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, June 9, 2020.
  - Art & architecture thesaurus online, June 9, 2020: (geometric patterns. UF designs, geometric; geometrical designs; geometrical ornament; geometrical patterns; geometric designs; geometric ornament; ornament, geometric; patterns, geometric. Hierarchical position: - patterns (design elements) - design elements (attributes) Design Elements (hierarchy name))
  - 70 ways to create amazing geometric designs and patterns, via Design Wizard website, June 9, 2020
  - Wikipedia, June 9, 2020:
  - Artlandia glossary of pattern design, via WWW, June 9, 2020
• Native American
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