Ceramic fragment (Archaeological fragment)

Description

This fragment of unglazed red earthenware is part of a vessel of possibly circular but now unknown form. On the interior, portions of a much-worn black- (and deeper orange-red?) painted geometric motif is composed of a single line above a set of 3 parallel lines. Below them is a band of including broader, solid black motifs. The exterior surface is undecorated. This object is most likely associated with the Hopi culture. As per the donor Mr. L. T. Alexander, the fragment was acquired "near the Little Colorado River in Winslow, Arizona, 50 miles west of the Petrified Forest." No details are recorded regarding the discovery methods used for this object.