Anasazi Mimbres Bowl Turkey Hunter Replication

This is a replica bowl of a turkey hunter wearing a deer mask.  The piece is exquisitely rendered and intricately painted.  The now extinct Mimbres culture (circa 200 to 1150 A.D.) are believed to be directly related to the Anasazi.  Because of geographic isolation their ceramic art took a divergent tangent that was unique and wonderful. They painted the natural world around them on small to medium sized bowls and often would “kill” the bowl by shooting a hole through its center. It is believed that the purpose of this ritual was to release the spirit of the bowl. Although this bowl is only a fantastic rendition of the original, it has been purposely abraded, scratched, scraped, punctured, abused and stressed in a variety of ways to give it the appearance of an original artifact emerged from the bowels of the earth from a distant time. It was rendered and handcrafted using traditional techniques and then wood fired in an open dirt pit. If placed in a museum next to actual Mimbres bowls, it would be indistinguishable from the originals, a fine piece of pottery in its own right. At Starling Black Studio in the White Mountains of Arizona our goal is to preserve the prehistoric arts by creating realistic appearing replications of original artifacts. If you love the beauty of the primitive arts, then I believe you will agree that "Turkey Hunter Bowl" captures the essence of an artifact from the prehistoric deserts of Southwestern America. Thank you for looking.

Specification:  10 inches diameter

Price:  $200.00 with free shipping and handling in the contiguous United States of America.

For display purposes only. Not to be used for food preparation or serving.