Bowl

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Description

Black on white bowl with turkeys painted around exterior

Object Information

Date Created:

600-1300

Local ID:

O.291.1

Collection:

A. F. Wilmarth Collection

Provenance:

Found at Spring House; History Colorado’s second major Mesa Verde collection was made under the direction of Arthur F. Wilmarth, with members of the Wetherill family, in 1892. Wilmarth had been appointed chief of the historical department to develop Colorado’s exhibit for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Richard Wetherill assisted with the exhibition as an expert on ancestral Pueblo people. After the exhibition, History Colorado accepted the collection of 800 or so artifacts as a donation. The Wilmarth Collection comes from sites such as Cliff Palace, Spruce Tree House, Balcony House, Step House, and more.

Count:

1

Cultural Attribution:

Ancestral Puebloan

Classification:

ceramic

Rights:

No Copyright-United States

Appears In

Resource Kit
Field Museum
History Colorado

Investigating Form and Function

Learn about strategies used to make discoveries about the past. Apply disciplinary lenses to objects from history and modern day. Explore the relationship between form, function, and technological change.

Created by: Field Museum, History Colorado

Grade 3-5