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Pottery Collections

MIMBRES BLACK-ON-WHITE POTTERY

Culture: Mogollon
Dates: ca. AD 1000-1150
Location: Mimbres Valley, NM
Material: ceramic

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white pottery is painted in geometric or figural decorative styles. The latter style often features whimsical or strange composite creatures. The Mimbres painting tradition is recognized as one of the high points of native American art.