Gila Black-on-red is a type of Roosevelt Red Ware found mostly in the headwaters of the Gila River along the Arizona-New Mexico border (Oppelt 2007:33). Dating to 1300-1450 CE, the type is associated with the Pueblo IV and Protohistoric periods (Lyons and Clark 2012:21).

Vessel forms include bowls and jars that have slipped red or orange-red interiors and exteriors. The design on the bowl interiors is comprised of black paint on red slip (usually a wide, black banding line at the rim), while the bowl exteriors are slipped red. The design on the jar exteriors is comprised of black paint on red slip (Lyons and Clark 2012:21).

The black interior designs of Gila Black-on-red are similar to the Tularosa style with triangular and stepped elements that are balanced, solid, and hatched, but seldom include the typical Tularosa scrolls. Gila Black-on-red has also been described as Gila Polychrome without the white slip, but, according to some, this is an oversimplification and misleading (Oppelt 2007:33). Maverick Mountain Black-on-red is often mistakenly identified as Gila Black-on-red (Lyons and Clark 2012:21).