Bowl Depicting a Bird with Outstretched Wings
Cibola
1300–1400
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
14 × 30.8 cm (5 1/2 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
bowl
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
187543
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
From the 13th century through the start of the 17th, new polychrome ceramic traditions developed in the Cibola region of western New Mexico and east-central Arizona. Although each ceramic style was distinct, they were closely related in that they all were painted using black, white and red pigments and feature a single, bold motif. A large abstracted bird with outstretched wings fills the interior of this Four Mile Polychrome bowl.