Tan clay, white slip, and red paint

Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 27, fig. 42.
Photo to Mimbres Foundation Files, University of New Mexico, 7/12.

To achieve their characteristic black and white pottery, the Mimbrinos employed reducing fires in their kilns. If air reached the kiln during certain times in the firing process, an oxidizing fire would result, creating red and brown tones in the iron ore paint. This process produced the atypical red painting on this bowl, which depicts insects. Apparently, an oxidizing fire was sometimes deliberately used to produce red and white ware (Brody, 19977, p.127).

A piece of cloth tape is affixed to the bottom. Handwritten in black ink, it reads, "Mimbres/ Osborn".

This object has the following keywords:

• Insects

• Overall Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (10.95 x 24.13 x 22.54 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Native American Art from the Permanent Collection. Native American Art from the Permanent Collection Galleries of the Claremont Colleges. Claremont, CA, 1979
  Page Number: 27, Figure Number: 42

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