Bowl with Abstract Birds

Unknown

14th century · Black on yellow · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Diverse civilizations known collectively as Ancestral Puebloan flourished in the southwest of what is now the United States before the arrival of Europeans. This bowl was created in a style known as Jeddito Black-on-Yellow, and it features a geometric design with stylized birds, painted in a black iron-manganese pigment.

Artist

Unknown

Date

14th century

Medium

Black on yellow

Culture

Ancestral Puebloan (Jeddito )

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Gift of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019