Mimbres Incised seems to be a late, local variant of Alma Incised. Vessels tend to have thicker walls than the Alma series. Jars are shouldered and have flaring rims, like Salado pottery. The incised decoration can be narrow, as if drawn with a sharp tool, or wider, as demonstrated in our example.

Characteristics

Paste: Red to brown
Temper: Sand
Surface: Smoothed
Forms: Bowls, seed jars, jars and ollas, miniatures
Design: None