Michoacan Polychrome Tripod Bowl, Rattle Legs

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A polychrome tripod rattle leg vessel, decorated throughout with stylized geometric motifs and linear patterns inspired by textile designs - featuring checkered, zigzag, lentoid, and angular motifs, all in hues of black, beige, and red. Size: 9.8" L x 9.6" W x 5.1" H (24.9 cm x 24.4 cm x 13 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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#185569
Condition Report: Professionally repaired with some restoration in areas. Chipping to bottoms of legs with loss of 2 rattle balls. Liberal remains of pigment and decoration. One leg still produces rattling noise!