St. Johns Black-on-Red - CA. 1150-1300
St Johns Black-on-Red is identical to Tularosa Black-on-white except for the red slip applied to the vessels before painting. Some vessels have decoration in the Wingate Style, with stepped rectangular elements while others have Tularosa-style decoration including the characteristic interlocking scroll combined with a stairstep design.
Characteristics
Paste: Gray turning to yellow if oxidized
Temper: Sherd and sand
Surface: Thick orange to red slip, polished
Forms: Bowls, jars
Design: Similar to Tularosa Black-on-White with opposed solid and larger hatched elements, often stepped motifs combined with spiral
PITCHER
6" high
Exchange, Field Museum, Chicago
LMA 21048 |
 PITCHER (DETAIL)
6" high
Exchange, Field Museum, Chicago
LMA 21048 |
 PITCHER (DETAIL)
6" high
Exchange, Field Museum, Chicago
LMA 21048 |
 PITCHER
5" high
Peet Collection
LMA 15538
Although the design on this jar is in the Wingate Style, the longitudinal hatching indicates that this is not Wingate Black- on-Red, which always has oblique hatching. The lug is also characteristically a feature of the Tularosa Phase. |
 SHERDS
Mattocks Ruin, Mimbres, New Mexico
LMA 21191 |
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