Lower jaws of deer with painted-on lines, X's and suns in the colors red, black, green and yellow, which symbolize the four cardinal directions, thus hunt and religious motifs are combined. Length: 4.8-7.8 inches. Hohokam Culture, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Pottery from the various prehistoric cultures. Shallow bowl, 12.4 inches diameter, Gila River Valley, Hohokam Culture, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Pottery from the various prehistoric cultures. Clay head, 1.12 inches high, Snaketown, Hohokam Culture, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Turquoise fragments and turquoise jewelry. - Turquoise pendant in the shape of a «thunderbird» with a hole for a thong, 0.96 inches long, 0.2 inches thick. Snaketown, Hohokam Culture, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Round copper disk, divided into eight sections, with geometric designs, perhaps stylized feathers. The disk may have been fastened to a piece of clothing. Diameter: 9.68 inches. Casas Grandes (Mexico), AFM. Copper items reached the Southwest through trade channels starting in the 10th century. They were exchanged for pottery and turquoise and are most commonly found in Hohokam and Anasazi sites.
AFM = Amerind Foundation Museum, Dragoon (Arizona)

Shells with etched and painted animals and geometric designs. This etching technique, using cactus juice to eat away the surface, was employed in the Southwest 500 years before the technique was discovered by Europeans. - Shell pendant in the shape of a frog. Length: 1.64 inches. Hohokam Culture, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Shells with etched and painted animals and geometric designs. This etching technique, using cactus juice to eat away the surface, was employed in the Southwest 500 years before the technique was discovered by Europeans. - Concave inner surface of a shell with etched geometric design; the design elements are emphasized with the addition of turquoise and red pigment. Among the Hohokam pieces, this is among the most striking and beautiful. Width: 4.72 inches. ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Slate pallete in the shape of a lizard; 6.8 inches long, .36 inches thick. Mortuary offering, Hohokam Culture, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Middle and bottom: Two small pendants of red shale, the upper one representing a stylized bird, the middle one a sun with a number of rays projecting from it, Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), CCP.
CCP = Museum Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Chaco Canyon (New Mexico)

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Shallow clay bowl in the shape of a curled up snake. The incised lines represent the scaly skin; 4 inches diameter HMP.
HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Basalt smoke maker in the shape of a big horn sheep (the horns have broken off). Length: 4.28 inches; ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Sandstone object in the shape of a horned toad; 8 inches diameter, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Sandstone bowl with seven frogs (water symbol); 3.76 inches diameter, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Sitting person, wrapped in a sort of shawl, with turban or an unusual hairstyle. Height: 4 inches.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Sitting human figure with a shallow bowl on its head; both sides of the head are painted with designs in red. Height: 5 inches.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

A selection of clay figurines made by the Hohokam, found largely in graves. The faces are quite detailed, eyes and mouths are incised, eyelids clearly delineated. As portraits and as death masks they illustrate the transition from reality to eternity. The median length of the faces is 1.2 inches; the tallest figurine measures 3.36 inches. ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Lid of a grave jar. Red on ochre, with rhomboids with dots in the centers. Diameter: 6 inches. HMP - -Miniature pot, red on ochre, with N-shaped design. Height 3.6 inches. HMP
HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Deep bowl, red on ochre, painted with spirals. Height: 2.4 inches. HMP.
HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Three-legged pot, red on ochre, painted with a coiled snake motif, one of which is being attacked by two birds. Diameter: 4.72 inches. ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Deep bowl, with concentric circles and parallel lines, later repainted. Height: 2.8 inches. HMP. Pitcher found in a child's grave. Diameter: 5.2 inches. HMP
HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Red on ochre pot with the enlarged head and body of a seated figure. Height: 6.48 inches. ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Shallow bowl, red on ochre. The composition is made up of four symmetrical sections of a circle, each depicting a dancer holding the waist of Kokopelli, the hunchback flute player, shown wearing a feather headdress. The bent legs and body indicate the movement of the dance. Diameter: 10.84 inches. Snaketown (Arizona), Hohokam Culture, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Bowl carved of rhyolite with a "bas" relief of women with joined hands; 3 inches diameter, ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Two ochre-colored deer. Length: 5.2 inches
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Two big-horn sheep with geometric designs in red; the eyes are greatly emphasized. Height: 6.4 inches
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Finely worked spear and arrow points made of flint, quartz, obsidian and chalcedony. Maximum length about 3.6 inches. Snaketown (Arizona), Hohokam culture, ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Hohokam pottery with geometric and naturalistic designs. - Flat bowl, red on ochre. Diameter: 12 inches. HMP
HMP = Heard Museum, Phoenix (Arizona)

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