Native Art of North America
The American Southwest before 1600

Mogollon 200 - 1500
  • Mimbres
  • 1100 - 1500
  • Casas Grandes
  • 1250 - 1350
    Anasazi (Pueblo I-IV) 700 - 1600
    Hohokam: 300 BC - 1450
  • Sedentary
  • 900 - 1100
  • Classic
  • 1100 - 1450

    Source for chronology: D. K. Jordan.


    (See also: Native North America Resource Page)

    Web Resources
    American Indian Links. El Centro College, including:

  • Ancient Pueblo Peoples.
  • Cochise, Mogollon, and Hohokam Resource Page
  • North American Indians at the Dallas Museum of Art
    Anasazi. Manitou Cliff Dwellings Preserve
    Ancient Cultures of the Southwest. Logan Museum
    Archaeological Research Institute (See: Online Exhibits). Arizona State University, Tempe
    Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
    Chronology of Southwestern Archaeology. D. K. Jordan
    Desert Farmers at the River's Edge: The Hohokam and Pueblo Grande. John P. Andrews and Todd W. Bostwick
    Desert Peoples of the Past. Desert USA
    Guide To Hopi Kachinas. McGee's Indian Art Gallery
    Mesa Verde. Cliff Wassmann
    Mimbres Lives and Landscapes. Arizona State University
    The Mogollon Mimbres Culture. R. Cox
    National Park Service:
  • Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
  • Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
  • Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
  • Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
  • Hovenweep National Monument, Utah
  • Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
  • Navaho National Monument, Arizona
  • Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
  • Tonto National Monument, Arizona
  • Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
    Native American Images. Ron Johnson, Humboldt State University, California. (See: South West and Plains Indian)
    Prehistoric Southwestern Ceramics: The Ethridge Collection. Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado
    Pueblo Pottery Gallery. James A. Ringold, Internet Public Library
    Salado Polychrome. Arleyn W. Simon
    Sipapu - Chetro Ketl Great Kiva. John Kantner
    The Southwest: Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi. Bruce Owen
    Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA). Brian Kenny & Matthias Giessler
    Southwestern Gallery. Rebecca Lord and Dave Ratcliffe
    Southwest Indian History. Southwest Indian Relief Council
    Tonto National Monument. Kristi Plinski
    Tonto National Monument. Cliff Wassmann
    Tracing the Art of Pueblo Pottery, with Chart of Influences. Kristin Dowell, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

    Image Links (click inside)

    1. Mogollon Pottery (pronounce: moggy-YON)
    Bowl
    Mimbres
    850-1000
    Bowl
    Mimbres
    900-1100
    Bowl
    Mimbres
    1000-1150
    Bowl
    Mimbres
    1000-1150
    Bowl
    Mimbres
    1100-1350
    Bird Effigy
    Tularosa
    1000-1175
    Jar
    Tularosa
    1030-1200
    Water Jar
    Tularosa
    1050-1200
    Bowl
    Tularosa
    1100-1200
    Cup
    Tularosa
    1175-1300
    Bowl
    Reserve
    1030-1200
    Bowl
    Four Mile
    1325-1400
    Pottery
    Four Mile
    1325-1400
    Bowl
    Four Mile
    1325-1400
    Female Effigy
    Casas Grandes
    1150-1450
    Pot
    Casas Grandes
    1150-1450
    Bear Effigy
    Casas Grandes
    1160-1260
    Olla
    Casas Grandes
    12c-13c

    2. Anasazi Pottery
    Seed Jar
    Anasazi
    750-900
    Water Jar
    Anasazi
    1000-1275
    Olla (Canteen)
    Anasazi
    1040-1220
    Bowl
    Anasazi
    1150-1300
    Olla
    Anasazi
    1200-1300
    Canteen
    Anasazi
    1000-1175
    Bird Effigy
    Anasazi
    1000-1200
    Basket
    Anasazi
    13c

    3. Other Cultures
    Bowl
    Hohokam
    850-950
    Bowl
    Hohokam
    950-1150
    Pottery
    Hopi
    1325-1625
    Bowl
    Salado
    1300-1600


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