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- Black Mesa Black-on-white Olla
Rotate Black Mesa Black-on-white olla from the Boucher Trail pottery cache. Dimensions: Unknown Provenience: B:16:233 (GRCA); Boucher Trail Cache. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Black Mesa Black-on-white Jar
Description: Black Mesa Black-on-white jar from the Boucher Trail pottery cache. Dimensions: Unknown Provenience: B:16:233 (GRCA); Boucher Trail Cache. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Black Mesa Black-on-white Bowl
Description: Black Mesa Black-on-white bowl. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 16508). - Black Mesa Black-on-white Cylindrical Jar
Description: Black Mesa Black-on-white cylindrical jar (PII-PII, most common between A.D. 875 and 1130). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. 16424). - Black Mesa Black-on-white Cylindrical Jar, Alternate View
Description: Black Mesa Black-on-white cylindrical jar (PII-PII, most common between A.D. 875 and 1130). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. 16424). - Black Mesa Black-on-white
- BlackMesa BW 1955
- Negative Diamond
- Scalloped Triangle
- Variation in Form, Size, and Decorations
The area encompassed by Wupatki National Monument was an area of convergence for several Ancestral Puebloan cultural groups, including Kayenta, Sinagua, and Cohonina. Each group produced their own ceramics using a range of vessel forms as designs, as shown here. Back Row (left to right) Sosi Black-on-white jar, large Padre Black-on-white water storage jar, and Tusayan Black-on-white canteen. Center (left to right) Tusayan Corrugated mug, Deadmans Fugitive Red jar, Sunset Corrugated bowl (marked Elden on the catalog card), and Black Mesa Black-on-white jar. Front (left to right) Sunset Red bowl, Flagstaff Black-on-white bowl with handle, Walnut Black-on-white ladle, Miniature Tusayan Black-on-white bowl, Miniature red jar, and Flagstaff Black-on-white ladle. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards are linked in the descriptions of the individual vessels). - Decorated Jars, Pitchers, and Ladles
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Back Row (left to right) Tusayan Black-on-red canteen, catalog card , Black Mesa Black-on-white jar, catalog card , and Sosi Black-on-white pitcher, catalog card . Front Flagstaff Black-on-white ladle, catalog card . Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Black Mesa Black-on-white Jar
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Black Mesa black-on-white jar bearing a diamond pattern around the neck and stylized thunderbirds around the body. This jar was recovered from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 4.5 inches (H) x 2.0 inches (mouth diameter). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card. - Spindle and Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Pot sherds were often reworked into disks for stick-and-whorl spindles used to spin cotton thread. This one is a Black Mesa Black-on-white spindle whorl mounted on replica spindle made by Zorro Bradley c. 1956 for an exhibit. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Spindle Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Worked Black Mesa Black-on-white sherd, ground round and drilled in the center. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3003). - Black Mesa Black-on-white Colander
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Black Mesa Black-on-white colander. The vessel bears perforations in the base that were drilled from the exterior. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 326).