Type: Salado White-on-Red

Name, Origin, Date

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Salado White-on-Red

United States/Southwes...

1250-1450 CE

Pueblo III Period, Pue...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

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Salado White-on-red was defined by Gladwin (1936) and is a type found mainly in the Tonto Basin. It dates to 1250-1450 CE and is associated with the Pueblo III, Pueblo IV, and Protohistoric periods.


Vessel forms include bowls, jars, vases, pitchers, effigies, and they are constructed by coiling. Fired in an oxidizing atmosphere, their core color is gray to black or tan to brick-red. Their surface color is red, although their exterior can be occasionally brown or black from fireclouds and over-firing. The interior is smudged and polished, while the exterior is characterised by smoothed, obliterated corrugated impressions and is covered by red slip bearing decorations in white slip. The designs include narrow lines with pendant ...

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

Bowls; Jars, Vases; Pi...

Technological Attributes

Temper: Fine volcanic ...

Temper

Firing: In an oxidizin...

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Description

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Information from Lyons and Clark (2012:30):


“Before the appearance of Roosevelt Red Ware in the Tonto Basin, the only locally produced painted ceramic type seen in any substantial quantity was Salado White-on-red, most likely produced by Puebloan immigrants (Heidke 2004; Stark and Heidke 1995; Vint and Clark 2004). Salado White-on-red (Colton and Hargrave 1937:64–66; Gladwin and Gladwin 1930:10–11),...

Associated Wares/Ware Families

AD 1250-1450

Pueblo III Period, Pueblo IV Period


1280-1450 CE

Pueblo III Period, Pueblo IV Period, Protohistoric Period


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Bibliography

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  1. Museum of Northern Arizona. American Southwest Virtual Museum, 2023. November 1, 2023. https://swvirtualmuseum.nau.edu/wp/

Discussion/Acknowledgements

The American Southwest Virtual Museum cites the following sources:



  • Clark, Jeffery J. (2001) Tracking Prehistoric Migrations: Pueblo Settlers among the Tonto Basin Hohokam. Anthropological Papers No. 65, University of Arizona, Tucson.

  • Lyons, Patrick D., and Jeffery J. Clark. (2012) A Community of Practice in Diaspora: The Rise and Demise of Roosevelt Red Ware. In Potters and Communities of Practice: Glaze Paint and Polychrome Pottery in the American Southwest, A.D. 1250-1700, edited by L.S. Cordell and J.A. Habitcht-Mauche, pp. 19-33. Anthropological Papers No 75. University of Arizona, Tucson.

  • Muncaster, Lara Danielle. (2010) A Comparison of White-on-red Archaeological Ceramics from the U.S. Southwest. Bachelor’s thesis (Honors), Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson.


This type description was synthesized under the supervision of Andrea Torvinen and Kostalena Michelaki based on the existing literature cited throughout and included in the bibliography on this database record. They should not be the Contributor of this record to the PACP so we are seeking experts who are willing to take on that role and improve this record for future data re-users. If you are interested in participating in the PACP as a Contributor or Regional Editor, then please write to Andrea at atorvine@asu.edu or Kostalena at kmichela@asu.edu.