Product Information
This catalogue describes and illustrates ten centuries of prehistoric south-western pottery, most of it from the Four Corners country, where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona meet. The pottery shown here was collected by pioneering southwestern archaeologist Earl H. Morris (1889-1956). Since Morris's death, his collection has been housed in the University of Colorado Museum. Most of the vessels in the Morris Collection are illustrated here. While the catalogue concentrates on pieces from the area between Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, a few pots from other regions demonstrate the variations in prehistoric pottery making in the Southwest. Morris's comments from his own catalogue of the collection are included. In addition to describing the vessels, he tells how each came into his possession -- where he found it or what he traded for it. The Listers have added information about type, size, and provenience. Originally published in 1969, this catalogue has proved its value to ar-chaeologists, collectors, and readers interested in the history of southwest-ern archaeology.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
ISBN-100826304737
ISBN-139780826304735
eBay Product ID (ePID)331664
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthnic Studies / Native American Studies, Pottery & Ceramics, Antiques & Collectibles, Social Science
AuthorFlorence C. Lister, Robert H. Lister
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height0.3in.
Item Length10.9in.
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Width8.5in.
Additional Product Features
Publication Year1978
FormatTrade Paperback
ReviewsIts technical information makes it valuable to the archaeologist, and its human interest stories and comments on social history will appeal to any reader interested in southwestern pottery or archaeology.”, Communicates to the reader a strong sense of the changes and continuities in the shapes and styles of Anasazi pottery., For the art historian and collector, Anasazi Potteryprovides a most valuable overview of developmental design styles in painted pottery, and vessel form and function. . . . Readers intrigued by the history of southwestern archaeology will find much of interest in this catalogue . . .”
Book TitleAnasazi Pottery : Ten Centuries of Prehistoric Ceramic Art in the Four Corners Country of the Southwestern United States
Lccn78-006825
Target AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberE99.P9l53 1978
Number of Pages104 Pages