Ladle, Mesa Verde Black on White

Description

Ladle handle with diamond cross hatchures. Ladle bowl with rim ticks, pendant dots, and hatchures.


Object Information

Date Created:

600-1300

Local ID:

O.329.1

Collection:

A.F. Wilmarth Collection

Provenance:

Found in Step House of Mesa Verde. 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.

Place of Creation/Discovery:

Mesa Verde

Count:

1

Cultural Attribution:

Ancestral Puebloan

Rights:

No Copyright-United States