Mimbres Pottery

Introduction:
Mimbres is a termed to describe materials that were found in the southwestern part of New Mexico. It is part of a larger group called the Mogollon. Mimbres means “willow” which is also named after the river that flows near this region. This pottery was produced during the AD 1000s, it was neither “flawless nor unique, and the colors used are no different than are found in most other parts of the Southwest” (Kantner). The decorating of the pottery is what makes Mimbres pottery highly wanted. Archeologist have tried to interpret these depictions on the pottery. They know that some were used for rituals and others showed representations of gender roles. Many of the potteries were imperfect that showed no skills in the art. This showed that production of mimbres pottery was available in most villages. …show more content…
Each of the pottery can convey information about or symbolize residential group identity. Residential group means that they live together in the same physical area and are associated with each other. Examples of residential groups are family units, villages, or neighbors. The representative sample of pottery was gathered from 2 sites; Eby and Swarts. There is 10 pots from Eby and 10 from Swarts, so a total of 20 pots in the representative sample.

With this sample, there should be a good variation in designs of pottery. The variation among the representative sample will show us the difference among the designs. The more pots found in one site will show that those designs were made at that particular site. An example would be data showing multiple and similar designs found in Eby than in Swarts, would show that the pots were originally from