Pottery type
Casa Grande Red-on-Buff Pottery
Casa Grande Red-on-Buff1150 - 1350 A.D.Hohokam PotteryKey facts
- Age
- 1150 - 1350 A.D.
- Cultural period
- Hohokam Pottery
- Material
- Fine buff clay tempered with fine to medium sand. Painted with red mineral pigment over buff slip or directly on the body surface.
Description
Buff ware with red painted designs from the Hohokam Classic period. Decoration often includes complex panel arrangements, broad framing lines, cross-hatching, interlocking stepped motifs, and well-executed curvilinear elements. Bowls often exhibit “interior rim paneling,” and jars show vertical panel divisions.
Size
Bowls usually 20–36 cm in diameter; jars 25–45 cm tall. Pitchers and specialized serving vessels occur with heights from 15–30 cm.
Distribution
Centered around the lower Gila River and the large Classic-period centers (Casa Grande Ruins, Gila Butte, Snaketown), spreading across south-central Arizona.
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Additional information
One of the hallmark Classic period wares, Casa Grande Red-on-Buff reflects strong production centers around the Hohokam platform mounds and walled compounds.