I admired the decoration of the pot. Looking at it took me to a place where I was trying to imagine the experience of the artist as they painted their vision. It was especially interesting to look at how the black squares painted around the rim were pretty evenly spaced so as to avoid something similar to writing a sign and running out of space at the end and having to squeeze together several of the last letters or words. The rest of the decoration impressed me in the same way. Potters have been doing similar planning for centuries, which speaks to their skill.
Thank you, Susan. While I was researching this pot, I came across examples of later Mogollon pottery. While this was a polychrome pot, much of the pottery made by the Mogollon was the black-on-white style. The very last examples that I could find had such intricate, geometric designs that you would think that they were made with a stencil.
I have been very interested in the Chaco Canyon people, and would love to go through some of their settlements. The Chaco and the Mogollon, were contemporaries, though I don’t know how much they might have mixed.
I'm glad you haven't gone full camera with your newsletter. I enjoy the quirks that drop in your lap. Great story with this one.
I had a lot of cameras for awhile, so it was cameras I talked about, but I know what you mean.
That’s a beautiful pot! Love the cracks and the intricate design
The cracks make the pot look alive
It's beautiful.
It is, even with its cracks.
I admired the decoration of the pot. Looking at it took me to a place where I was trying to imagine the experience of the artist as they painted their vision. It was especially interesting to look at how the black squares painted around the rim were pretty evenly spaced so as to avoid something similar to writing a sign and running out of space at the end and having to squeeze together several of the last letters or words. The rest of the decoration impressed me in the same way. Potters have been doing similar planning for centuries, which speaks to their skill.
Wonderful pictures, muchas gracias.
Thank you, Susan. While I was researching this pot, I came across examples of later Mogollon pottery. While this was a polychrome pot, much of the pottery made by the Mogollon was the black-on-white style. The very last examples that I could find had such intricate, geometric designs that you would think that they were made with a stencil.
This newsletter speaks to the history teacher in me that taught about the Mogollon culture. Love it!
I have been very interested in the Chaco Canyon people, and would love to go through some of their settlements. The Chaco and the Mogollon, were contemporaries, though I don’t know how much they might have mixed.
That's quite some pot. So is that signature!
Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon, certainly had flair!