Object ID: 2011.05.03

archaeological

Casas Grandes Brown Ware Jar

Casas Grandes people made plainware (undecorated) vessels like this one for tasks such as cooking and storage. Notice the holes on either side of the neck. Why do you think people would place holes in these locations?

Catalog Record

Culture/Ethnicity: Casas Grandes

Object Name: Jar

Other Name: NA

Artist/Creator: NA

Locale: NA

Use: Domestic Use

Construction: Coiled

Height: 11.43

Length: 0

Width: 0

Location: Kent Hall, East Gallery, Unit_9, Shelf_3

Description: Brown ware ceramic jar with no decoration and an everted rim with two holes on either side of the neck. The surface is rough.

Source: Mary Jane Murphy