Riggs Pueblo Pottery Fund

By exchange

By exchange

Large low-fired, non-glazed bowl, possibly a bread bowl or serving dish. Mouth is wide, with sides gently curving in toward the small, slightly rounded base. The upper half of the bowl is painted with a repeating feather motif in orange and brown on a white background. The lower half and interior of the bowl are dark orange, stone polished to a shine.

Low-fired, unglazed clay olla. Mouth is wide, with a short neck and widely flaring shoulder. Body inclines toward a small, circular base with a slight punt. Painted decorations in black and orange cover the white underpaint, and the set repeats three times. Included are geometric patterns, solid lines of colour, fine stripes and dots. The bottom quarter of the pot is painted orange with no embellishment, as is the base. The interior is unpainted but for several inches of orange inside the lip.

Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody

Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Paper tag on wire around neck "2534 Keres Santo Domingo." "2534" written in black ink on vessel.

Museum Expedition 1903, Purchased with funds given by A. Augustus Healy and George Foster Peabody