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Mimbres pot with a stylized scorpion within a circle of round and zig-zag lines and a hole in the middle. The pot was "killed" in the grave of the owner, so that the spirit of the pot and that of the deceased may meet again in the hereafter. Diameter: 9.2-10.8 inches. From the collection of E.H. Morris, UCM.
Mimbres pot, black on white, with a stylized lizard. The circular lines call to mind the shimmering heat in which this animal lives. Diameter: about 4 inches. Mimbres Valley (New Mexico), Mogollon Culture (E.H. Morris Collection), UCM. UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
The environment of the past and present. - On the Mimbres pot two fish fight over a worm. Diameter: 12.08 inches, UCM. UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
Pottery from the various prehistoric cultures. Black-on-white bowl with "kill" hole, 8.32 inches diameter, Mimbres Valley, UCM. UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
Mimbres pottery, black on white, Mogollon Culture. Each pot with a hole in the bottom represents a mortuary offering that was "killed," thereby setting its soul free. - Bowl with a stylized bat with spread wings, one of the finest examples of representative Mimbres pottery. Diameter: 9.84 inches. ASMASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Mimbres pottery, black on white, Mogollon Culture. Each pot with a hole in the bottom represents a mortuary offering that was "killed," thereby setting its soul free. - A pot in the shape of a bird with an opening at the head end. Diameter: 7.4 inches. MNAMNA = Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Arizona)
Mimbres pottery, black on white, Mogollon Culture. Each pot with a hole in the bottom represents a mortuary offering that was "killed," thereby setting its soul free. - Large pot Colla) with a narrow neck and two handles, decorated with the sun symbol, stars and the stairway to heaven; MNAMNA = Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Arizona)
Mimbres pottery, black on white, Mogollon Culture. Each pot with a hole in the bottom represents a mortuary offering that was "killed," thereby setting its soul free. - Bowl painted with a styled big-horn sheep, its body resembling a chessboard. Diameter: 9.44 inches. UCMUCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
Detail of a richly decorated Mimbres bowl, black on white. In the middle is depicted a geometric pronghorn antelope with a rhomboid head and naturalistic antlers, mouth and hooves; at its widest point the diameter is 12.32 inches. Mimbres Valley (New Mexico), Mogollon Culture, ASM.ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)
Mimbres bowl, black on white, with stylized, naturalistic motifs; Mogollon Culture. - Scorpion within a circular design representing feathers. Diameter: 10.4 inches. MNM.MNM = Collections of the Museum of New Mexico, Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Mimbres bowl, black on white, with stylized, naturalistic motifs; Mogollon Culture. - Two deer-like animals, one in front ofthe other. The tail of one covers the back of both in a composition of striking simplicity. Diameter: 10.56 inches. UCMUCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
Mimbres bowl, black on white, with stylized, naturalistic motifs; Mogollon Culture. - An animal biting its own tail, similar to the image of a coiled snake, the symbol of eternity. The naturalistic style clearly borders here onto pure geometry. 9.84 inches diameter, UCM.UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
On pottery as well as in pictogra phs universal signs are found over and over: zig-zag lines (representing lightning), tadpole or frog (water), the triangle, dot, etc. - Mimbres bowl, black on white. Diameter: 14.24 inches. HMP.HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)
On pottery as well as in pictogra phs universal signs are found over and over: zig-zag lines (representing lightning), tadpole or frog (water), the triangle, dot, etc. - Mimbres bowl, black on white, stylized insects and parallel lines. Diameter: 18.28 inches. UCM.UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)
