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Bowl with narrative scene,
1000–1130
Mimbres
Classic Black-on-White (Style III)
2017-116
Mimbres artists decorated most of their bowl interiors with geometric designs, but a select few painted narrative scenes like that seen in this bowl. Here, two hunters set aside their bows and arrows, and one removes his woven sandals. The other props a makeshift ladder against a tree, allowing the barefoot man to ascend. Above, a bird—likely an eagle—has just delivered a lizard to its two chicks. Might these two men
be the mythic twins identified on other Mimbres bowls? In the same region during a later period, the Pueblo gathered eaglets for use in an initiation rite—the Mimbres may have had a similar practice.
be the mythic twins identified on other Mimbres bowls? In the same region during a later period, the Pueblo gathered eaglets for use in an initiation rite—the Mimbres may have had a similar practice.
Information
Title
Bowl with narrative scene
Dates
1000–1130
Medium
Ceramic with white and black slip-paint
Dimensions
h. 10.2 × diam. 22.9 cm (4 × 9 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2017-116
Place Made
North America, United States, New Mexico, Mimbres valley
Reference Numbers
MimPIDD: 10400
Culture
Period
Type
Materials
1/4/10 Atlantic Art Partners II, LLC (SH3069). acquired from below; Dennis Lyon, Phoenix, AZ. Acquired prior to 1/4/10.; Richard "Red" Ellison, El Paso, TX
