{"product_id":"pre-historic-hohokam-figure-pottery","title":"Pre-Historic Hohokam Figure Pottery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eca. 1000-1250 AD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e5.75\" H x 6.625\" L x 4.875\" W + 1.125\" H x 3\" L Handle with 2.5\" D Opening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHand Made from Local Clay and Fired in Open Pits with Buff Colored Body and Red Painted Geometric Designs Using Iron Rich Hematite Slip with Duck Shaped Body \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eThe Hohokam culture (c. 300\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e–1500 CE) flourished in the Sonoran Desert of present-day southern Arizona, particularly along the Salt and Gila Rivers. Renowned for their sophisticated irrigation systems, ballcourts, and red-on-buff pottery, the Hohokam also produced distinctive anthropomorphic figurines made of clay—often referred to as Hohokam figure pottery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eHohokam figure pottery represents a unique blend of artistry, ritual, and daily life in the pre-Hispanic Southwest. While not as refined as Mimbres or Pueblo ceramics, these red-on-buff anthropomorphic figurines offer a window into Hohokam worldview—likely tied to fertility, ancestry, and the agricultural cycle that sustained their desert civilization for over a millennium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46076894970021,"sku":"251109-02","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/251109-02_3.jpg?v=1763156704","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/pre-historic-hohokam-figure-pottery","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}